UPDATE - GRAVESEND: Woman arrested after suspected arson attack

4:29pm Tuesday 3rd November 2009

A 42-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in South Hill Road, Gravesend, this morning.

Firefighters from Thames-side station were called to the house at around 5.40am and found two people inside.

A firefighter on the scene said neither person was seriously injured.

The bathroom and lounge had been alight but the flames had gone out by the time the firefighters arrived.

A spokeswoman for Kent police said officers are "treating the cause of the fire as suspicious".

Police are appealing for witnesses who may have been in the area at the time.

Contact Detective Sergeant Hudson-Gool on 01474 366091 with any information.

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