Arson investigation into house fire

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Image caption, The fire broke out on Victoria Street in Shildon
  • Author, Joanna Morris
  • Role, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ News
  • Reporting from Shildon

An arson investigation has been launched into a house fire in Shildon.

The blaze broke out on Victoria Street shortly after 22:10 GMT on Tuesday.

Fire crews arrived within minutes and spent more than an hour on the terraced street as they brought the flames under control.

Appealing for information, a spokesman for Durham Constabulary said nobody was inside the property at the time and nobody was injured.

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