Two boys arrested following fire in unused Dudley building
Two boys have been arrested on suspicion of burglary following a fire at an unused property in Dudley.
West Midlands Police have announced that two boys, aged 11 and 12, were arrested following a fire at an unused property on Mason Street, Coseley, on Saturday night.
Officers were called to the scene to reports of the fire shortly before 4.40pm and began assisting other emergency services colleagues at the scene.
Following ‘swift action’ by the responding teams, two boys, aged 11 and 12, were arrested shortly after on suspicion of burglary with intent to cause criminal damage.
Both boys have since been released on conditional bail while police enquiries continue.
A police investigation into the incident is ongoing, with anyone with information to contact them via their 101 number, or on the Live Chat service on their website, quoting reference number 20/196247/26.
“A force spokesperson said: “Officers were called to reports of a fire at an unused property on Mason Street, Coseley, yesterday (29 March) shortly after 4.40pm and assisted other emergency colleagues at the scene.
“Following swift action by responding teams, two boys aged 11 and 12 were arrested shortly after on suspicion of burglary with intent to cause damage.
“Both boys have since been released on conditional bail while our investigations continue to establish exactly what happened.”