A MAN has been arrested following a suspected arson attack in Hartlepool.
Firefighters were called out at 7.51am on Tuesday, to the fire at a property on Mountbatten Close.
Two engines from Hartlepool and one crew from Headland fire station attended and put out the fire.
Police were among the emergency services at the scene, and officers are treating the fire as arson.
A spokesman for Cleveland Police said: "We were called to a report of a house fire at 7.57am at Mountbatten Close in Hartlepool.
"We are now treating the fire as suspected arson.
"A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and currently remains in custody."
Firefighters used breathing equipment to search the building for any potential casualties.
A spokesman for Cleveland Fire Brigade said: "We were called out at 7.51am this morning to a house fire in Mountbatten Close, Hartlepool.
"We sent three appliances: two from Hartlepool and one from the Headland.
"All people were accounted for.
"We used four breathing apparatus and two hose reels to fight the fire.
"It is under investigation."
Anyone with additional information about the incident should call Cleveland Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111.