Two people remain in hospital after a suspected arson attack on a barber shop.

The incident happened shortly after 10am on Tuesday (May 23) morning on Stamfordham Road in Newcastle.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the blaze and four people were taken to hospital. Two of those were later discharged, while the other two remain in hospital for treatment at this time.

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Police are currently treating the fire as a suspected arson and have launched a full investigation.

A cordon remains in place at the scene today (Wednesday) with officers present in the area. Anyone with information about the incident is being urged to contact police.


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A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “The fire has since been extinguished but a cordon remains in place and additional officers remain in the area, carrying out door-to -door enquiries and offering reassurance to residents.

“Enquiries are on-going into the incident and anyone with any CCTV footage or information is asked to dial 101 or report via our website’s ‘Tell us Something’ function, quoting log NP-20230523-0301.”

Police, fire and ambulance crews all attended the scene.