Man arrested after fire in Nottingham hospital toilet
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Police said security guards forced entry into the cubicle and put out the fire
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire in a hospital toilet.
Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham at about 21:30 BST on Tuesday after receiving a report of a male setting fire to toilet paper inside a locked cubicle.
Security guards forced entry to the cubicle before putting out the fire.
A 49-year-old man remains in custody for questioning.
Ch Insp Anwaar Ahmed said: "Arson can have catastrophic consequences and put lives at risk which is why we treat incidents like this with such seriousness."
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