Fire which engulfed car and house 'suspicious'

A burnt out silver pick up truck on the road in front of a bungalow with a damaged roof with holes in.
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Emergency services were called out to the fire in the early hours of Tuesday

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A fire which badly damaged a car and house is being treated as suspicious, police said.

The fire started in Letch Lane, Carlton, near Stockton, at 04:55 BST.

Cleveland Fire Brigade sent four engines and said there was 100% fire damage to the vehicle and 80% to the property.

Cleveland Police said no one was hurt and the road was closed while the fire was tackled.

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Four fire engines attended the fire on Letch Lane

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The road was closed while firefighters dealt with the blaze

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