Police probing 'suspicious' blaze at Telford house
A fire at a Telford home is being treated as suspicious, police confirmed today.
Emergency services were called to the blaze at the semi-detached house in Winifred's Drive, in Donnington, on Friday at about 8.50pm.
Three fire engines attended from Telford Central and Wellington fire stations to the fire in the two-storey home.
The initial 999 call suggested there was a young woman still inside the house, but firefighters found no-one in the building.
The fire was on the first floor and was extinguished in about 40 minutes using breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets.
Ventilation of the smoke-filled house was carried out using a high pressure fan.
Fire investigators returned to the scene the next day with a police scenes of crime officer.
A West Mercia Police spokesman said: "Fire investigators have attended the scene and the fire is being treated as suspicious. Police inquiries are continuing."
