Basildon: One arrested over fire

We are now treating a fire in Basildon this morning as arson and one person has been arrested.

We were called by the fire service shortly after 6am today who reported a fire in Elizabeth Way.

It’s believed the fire itself had been started shortly before 5.15am.

We worked alongside the fire service to establish its cause, and we now believe it was started deliberately and are treating it as arson.

Enquiries into the fire are ongoing and one person has been arrested on suspicion of arson endangering life.

They are currently in custody.

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

Please quote incident 142 of 25 October.

You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.

Visit our website to find out more about our website reporting services.

Alternatively you can call us on 101.

In an emergency always call 999.

If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

We are appealing for information following a fire in Basildon.

We were called by the fire service shortly after 6am today who reported a fire in Elizabeth Way.

It’s believed the fire itself had been started shortly before 5.15am.

Emergency services are currently on scene and we are working alongside the fire service to establish its cause.

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

Please quote incident 142 of 25 October.

You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.

Visit our website to find out more about our online reporting services.

Alternatively you can call us on 101.

In an emergency always call 999.

If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.