Emergency services were called to a blaze at a Crewe town centre commercial building over the weekend, believed to be an act of arson.

On Saturday 14 February, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to an incident at Chantry Court, Forge Street.

At 6.55pm, two fire crews from Crewe and one from Nantwich arrived at the scene, discovering flames on the external of the building, affecting the electrical and gas intakes.

Gas engineers were called to fix a gas leak, with fire crews putting out the blaze and ventilating smoke from the 1992-built property.

Cheshire Police were called to the suspected deliberate nature of the blaze, with an investigation ongoing.

A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Crews were mobilised to reports of a fire on the external of a commercial property in Chantry Court.

"When they arrived on scene they found that there was a fire on the outside of the building that was affecting the electrical and gas intakes to the property.

"Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the other side of the premises due to evidence of the fire spreading, while further firefighters established a water curtain to contain the gas leak while awaiting the arrival of gas engineers to isolate the supply.

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"Once the gas had been isolated, crews were able to fully ventilate smoke from the building.

"Cheshire Police also attended due to the fire being suspected to have been started deliberately."

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