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Fire that severely damaged house treated as arson

ECFRS The side of a bricked-house which is blackened with smoke damage. There is charred debris on the ground spilling into an alleyway adjoining the property. Fence panels have clearly burned through.ECFRS
Three fire crews extinguished the blaze on Monday afternoon

A fire that left a house uninhabitable is being treated as arson by detectives.

Flames spread from an alleyway in Raphael Avenue, Tilbury, to the property on Monday afternoon, Essex Police said.

Officers have appealed for witnesses who saw "someone acting suspiciously" in the area between 15:00 and 16:00 BST to come forward.

The alleyway was shut to the public after three fire crews extinguished the blaze.

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