A 35-year-old man from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at a housing estate in Newport. The incident sparked a major emergency service response on Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to a block of flats near Jeans Close in Malpas at around 2.20pm after Gwent Police received multiple calls about a fire at a residential property. Dozens of police officers, as well as the fire service, paramedics and an air ambulance, were deployed to the scene.
Man taken to hospital
A man was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident. His injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, the force said. The man who was taken to hospital has since been discharged.
On Friday, Gwent Police confirmed that a man had been arrested and was in custody in connection with the incident.
