Police Witness Appeal Following Tent Fire in Lowestoft

Police are appealing for witnesses following a potential incident of arson in Lowestoft. 

Officers were called at around 10 o’clock on Tuesday 28th July, to reports that a tent and shopping trolleys were on fire in Gordon Road. 

Fire and ambulance crews were also in attendance and a woman aged in her 40s sustained minor smoke inhalation - but was otherwise unharmed.

It is unclear at this time whether the tent was deliberately set alight, or if it spread from a fire started nearby. Police are conducting a joint investigation with the Fire Service to try to establish the cause of the blaze. 
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Any witnesses, or anyone with information about this incident, is asked to contact Lowestoft Police on 101 or by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.