St Albans house engulfed in flames following suspected arson attack
Published:
8:48 AM April 21, 2011
Updated:
2:44 PM November 1, 2020
A SUSPECTED arson attack caused a fire which tore through a St Albans home overnight.
Firefighters from St Albans and Hatfield were called to the scene in Oxford Avenue, off Camp Road, just before 3am and found both floors of the semi-detached property well alight.
It was initially thought that people might have been trapped inside the blaze but everyone was accounted for a short while later, and no injuries were sustained.
It took more than three hours to bring the fire, which is being treated as suspicious by police, under control.
A fire investigation to establish the exact cause is underway this morning and a 49-year-old man from St Albans is in police custody.
