Man arrested after Hove Tesco fire

A large amount of burned charcoal and a damage blue pallet in the entrance of a supermarketImage source, Eddie Mitchell
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The fire was started in the entrance of the Tesco in Hove

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A man has been arrested after a fire at a Tesco superstore in East Sussex, police said.

The fire at Tesco in Church Road, Hove, happened in the early hours of 24 July.

Sussex Police said on Tuesday that it arrested a 20-year-old man from Brighton on suspicion of arson on 29 July.

The man has been bailed "with strict conditions" as investigations continue, the force said. Anyone with information is asked to come forward.

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