POLICE are investigating following a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil.
The incident happened at around 7am on Tuesday morning (October 28) on Vagg Lane in Chilthorne Domer.
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Crews from Yeovil, Martock and Somerton fire stations were called to the scene after a passer-by noticed the blaze at the property.
The fire was eventually extinguished after almost three hours, with additional support and equipment taken to the scene during the course of the incident.
The property, which was described as “wooden cladded”, was completely destroyed in the fire.
Fire crews used a total of eight breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, one main jet and a thermal imaging camera. Joint police and fire service investigations will continue.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: "We were called by the fire service at around 7am today (Tuesday 28 October) to Vagg Lane, in Chilthorne Domer, near Yeovil, to a suspected arson.
“Officers arrived to support the fire service as they worked to extinguish the fire. Enquiries, including a CCTV trawl, will now take place to establish what happened.”
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