Factory fire, in Barwell, Leicestershire 'may have been started deliberately'

Police believe a fire which destroyed a Barwell factory on Saturday may have been started deliberately.

Leicestershire Police said today the cause of the fire which destroyed the Arden Direct and Digital mail order company in Arthur Street is now being treated as suspicious.

The fire in Barwell at its height on saturday
The scene after the fire destroyed the factory
The scene after the fire destroyed the factory
The scene after the fire destroyed the factory

The factory, which contained hundreds of thousands of brochures, was engulfed in a huge inferno on Saturday afternoon.

Flames could be seen for miles around as more than 50 firefighters battled the blaze in the centre of Barwell for about seven hours.

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Streets sealed off as firefighters deal with smoking remains of blaze-hit Barwell factory

Homes evacuated as blaze wrecks factory in Barwell, Leicestershire

Firefighters tackle blaze at Barwell factory

Two videos by Mark Foster of the fire filmed from the Northern Perimeter Road in Hinckley, on Saturday at about 4.30pm.