Man arrested after serious house fire

Emergency services were called to the fire in Larput Place on Sunday

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a house fire.

Emergency services were called to the blaze in Larput Place, Cheltenham, at about 11.30 BST on Sunday and a man was taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

Gloucestershire Police said it also wants to find a separate man who is believed to have sustained injuries, but who left before emergency services arrived.

A spokesperson for the force said enquiries are taking place, and that a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, as well as assaulting an emergency worker.

The force was called to the address in what it described as a "serious incident".

The man officers want to find is described as being white, of an athletic build, medium length brown hair with a cropped back and sides and aged approximately 40.

He was wearing a dark Nike hoody with a yellow tick and white writing on the back.

Anyone with information is being urged to contact the police.