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Arrest made in connection with alleged arson attacks
The Chronicle
|July 08, 2025
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after three flats were allegedly set alight in Walker.
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On Sunday night, emergency services were called to Dean House on Tumulus Avenue after reports of the fires.
Later that evening, a man was reportedly sighted attempting to set fire to several parked cars in the Fossway area.
A 51-year-old man has since been arrested in connection with both reports.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: “Shortly after 8.10pm on Sunday (July 6), we were alerted to a fire at Dean House on Tumulus Avenue in Walker, Newcastle.
This story is from the July 08, 2025 edition of The Chronicle.
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