A teenage boy has been arrested for arson, following caravan blaze outside a Crewe home on Bonfire Night.

On Thursday 5 November, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to an incident on Ash Road, off Lime Tree Avenue.

At 6.56pm, two fire engines from Crewe arrived at the scene.

Due to the suspicious nature of the incident, Cheshire Police were called attend.

Officers arrested a local boy, 15, on suspicion of arson.

A Cheshire Police spokesperson told Nub News: At 7.08pm on Thursday 5 November, police were notified of reports of a fire in the Lime Tree Avenue, area of Crewe, involving a caravan.

"A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson."

Crewe firefighters used a hose reel jet to put out the flames, with local residents watching on.

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A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Firefighters were called to a report of a caravan on fire on the roadway outside a house in Crewe.

"Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel to put the fire out."

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