Bin fire near Leeds City Varieties being treated as arson

A bin fire which lead to people being evacuated from their homes in the middle of the night is being treated as arson by police.
By Joe Cooper
Published 28th Nov 2019, 10:01 BST
Updated 28th Nov 2019, 10:02 BST
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West Yorkshire Police were called by the fire service at 4.48am on Thursday morning to the scene at the junction of Lands Lane and Swan Street.

A Leeds City Council bin was alight and the fire caused some damage to the outside of phone shop iMobile.

It started shortly before 4am.

Swan Street, off Lands Lane (Photo: Google).Swan Street, off Lands Lane (Photo: Google).
Swan Street, off Lands Lane (Photo: Google).
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The occupants of the Swan Apartments flats above were evacuated but were able to return shortly after 6am when the scene was declared safe.

No-one was injured.

Detective Inspector Al Burns, of Leeds District CID, said: “The bin appears to have been deliberately set alight causing damage to the phone shop.

“We are carrying out enquiries into this incident and would like to hear from anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area in the time leading up to the fire.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds District CID via 101 quoting crime reference 13190610130."