Boy, 14, arrested for suspected arson attack at former Georgian house site in Ash, near Sandwich

Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of arson after a fire broke out at a historic site.

Officers and the fire service were called to the blaze at an empty workshop in Ash near Sandwich on Sunday shortly before 9.30pm.

A 14-year-old has been arrested after a suspected arson attack at the Rose Hill site in Ash, near Sandwich

The fire in The Street is being treated as suspicious and was extinguished. No injuries were reported.

A police spokesman said: “Yesterday, investigating officers arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of arson not endangering life.

“He has since been bailed while enquiries continue.”

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at the Rose Hill site in Ash, near Sandwich

The building is understood to be on the site of a former Georgian home known as Rose Hill.

It also went up in flames on bonfire night in 2022 and was understood to have been occupied by intruders.