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Two more teenagers arrested after school fire

Alice CunninghamSuffolk
News imageSuffolk Fire and Rescue Service An aerial view of a building that has been destroyed in a fire. The building is covered in ash and soot and some smoke is rising from the site.Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
The inferno completely destroyed large parts of the building

Two more teenagers have been arrested after a large fire at a former primary school.

Firefighters, police officers and paramedics were first called to the former Parkway Middle School on Park Road, in Haverhill, Suffolk, at 20:20 BST on Tuesday.

On Friday, a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were both arrested on suspicion of criminal damage - arson not endangering life.

It comes after another 14-year-old boy and another 15-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of the same offences and were bailed.

News imageSuffolk Fire and Rescue Service The back of a firefighter in the foreground holding a hose with a jet of water aimed at a smoking building during the night. The building is giving off an orange glowSuffolk Fire and Rescue Service
It took firefighters several hours to bring the blaze under control

The latest boys to be arrested were bailed with conditions to return to police on 7 August.

At the height of the fire, 70 firefighters tackled the blaze, and 90% of the building collapsed.

No injuries were reported, and crews were on site for about 19 hours.

Det Sgt Paul Cappleman previously appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

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