Four teenage boys arrested as police investigate cause of fire in Saffron Walden

The cause of a fire in King Street is currently being treated as arson

Author: Poppi AndelinPublished 18th Mar 2026

Four teenage boys have been arrested following a fire in King Street, Saffron Walden.

Police were reported to the incident by fire service colleagues shortly before 3:30pm on Monday 16 March.

The investigation into the cause of the fire is currently being treated as arson.

The boys, all aged 15, have all been bailed until May.

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