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  1. Police probe 'deliberate fire' in derelict building

    Millicent Cooke
    BBC News Online

    Police are investigating a suspected arson attack in Cornwall.

    Firefighters from Tolvaddon and Penzance were called to the blaze at about 17:20 on Wednesday after smoke was spotted coming from a derelict building on Trevenson Road in Pool.

    A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said the force was investigating what caused the fire.

    The blaze started on the ground floor. No-one was injured.

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