Fire treated as arson at proposed asylum seeker accommodation site
A fire at the empty Roman Court complex in Leverington, Cambridgeshire, is being treated as arson after the site was earmarked for asylum seeker accommodation. The blaze came days after local protests, but the article gives no evidence linking the fire to those opposing the proposal.
Six fire crews attended at about 7.25pm; no one was injured, though the building was severely damaged. The Home Office said the site could offer 26 bed spaces for mothers and babies, while Fenland District Council objected, citing risks to residents and asylum seekers and a lack of proper consultation. More than 200 people had marched through the village, whose population is around 3,000; police and fire investigators are appealing for information.
In short
- Roman Court was severely damaged in a fire treated as arson.
- The empty site had been earmarked for 26 asylum accommodation places.
- More than 200 residents had protested in the days before the fire.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Arsonist is blamed for fire at former sheltered housing complex controversially earmarked for asylum seekers”.