Man, 61, arrested after fire at tanning salon

Fire crews stand in the dark with a fire house outside the burnt-out Tan Tastic salonImage source, Eddie Mitchell
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Fire crews worked until 02:00 BST to extinguish the fire

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A man has been arrested in connection with a fire which destroyed a tanning salon in West Sussex.

Dozens of people were evacuated from properties above Tan Tastic, in Broadwater Street West, Worthing, on 21 October.

Sussex Police arrested a 61-year-old unnamed man from Hampshire on Saturday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

He has been released on conditional bail until 24 January.

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