A fire in the men's toilets at Sainsburys in Chard this morning, (December 20) was believed to have been started deliberately.

Fire crews from Chard and Ilminster attended the fire at 10.36am and found a small fire in the gents.

Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus sets, one hose reel jet, and a positive pressure ventilation fan.

This is believed to be deliberate ignition and duty of care was passed to local authority.