Peterborough building fire on London Road likely deliberate

The fire broke out on June 20 and forced the closure of London Road in Peterborough <i>(Image: Adrian Norman)</i>
The fire broke out on June 20 and forced the closure of London Road in Peterborough (Image: Adrian Norman)
This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald.

A building fire which closed a busy road in Peterborough is likely to have been started deliberately.

The blaze broke out on London Road at 7.14pm on Saturday June 20, and forced the closure of the road.

Emergency services from Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire attended the scene and used hose reels and jets to tackle the blaze.

An aerial appliance from Corby, in Northamptonshire, was also called to the scene.

The area was monitored throughout Sunday and continued to be checked into Monday.

In a statement, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "A fire investigation has determined the most probable cause of the fire as deliberate."

Anyone with information is urged to contact police or Crimestoppers.

Get involved
with the news

Send your news & photos