Police investigation after Harrogate arson attack

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a disused care home in Harrogate.
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Previously called Greenfield Court, fire crews from Harrogate and Knaresborough attended the scene on Wetherby Road yesterday, Sunday, at around 5.10pm, and found the building "well alight."

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a disused care home in Harrogate.Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a disused care home in Harrogate.
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a disused care home in Harrogate.
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A North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: "Crews from Harrogate and Knaresborough attended a large two storey brick building well alight. This was a disused care home.

"Crews extinguished the fire using two hose reel jets, four breathing apparatus and a thermal imaging camera. The cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate. Police are investigating."