Three arrested following fire at disused church in Cleethorpes

Fire crews were called out to the blaze earlier this month

Author: Julie CastonPublished 17th Oct 2023

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire at a disused church in Cleethorpes.

Crews were called to Beaconthorpe Methodist church on Grimsby Road on the night of Thursday October 5th.

Humberside Fire and Rescue said at the time that six appliances and special units went to help tackle the blaze which was put out in the early hours of the 6th October.

The three men who have been arrested have since been released on police bail with enquiries still ongoing into the cause of the blaze.

No-one was injured in the incident.

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