This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/kent/6283973.stm

The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 3 Version 4
Man arrested over suspicious fire Man arrested over suspicious fire
(30 minutes later)
A 26-year-old man has been arrested following a suspicious fire at a house which left a man seriously ill in hospital with 80% burns.A 26-year-old man has been arrested following a suspicious fire at a house which left a man seriously ill in hospital with 80% burns.
Firefighters rescued the man, in his 40s, from an upstairs window of the house in Bridge Close, Tonbridge, Kent. Firefighters rescued the man, aged 46, from an upstairs window of the house in Bridge Close, Tonbridge, Kent.
He was taken to the Kent and Sussex Hospital at Tunbridge Wells, then transferred to the burns unit at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.He was taken to the Kent and Sussex Hospital at Tunbridge Wells, then transferred to the burns unit at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.
Another man, also in his 40s, escaped by jumping from a first floor window.Another man, also in his 40s, escaped by jumping from a first floor window.
He has minor injuries.He has minor injuries.
Residents concernedResidents concerned
The blaze was spreading rapidly when firefighters from Tonbridge arrived on the scene in the early hours of Sunday and two more appliances, from Tunbridge Wells and Southborough, were also called.The blaze was spreading rapidly when firefighters from Tonbridge arrived on the scene in the early hours of Sunday and two more appliances, from Tunbridge Wells and Southborough, were also called.
It is the second fire in the area in less than a month.It is the second fire in the area in less than a month.
Jason Hayle, who lives locally said: "We have asked the housing association to put cameras in - I don't feel safe going to sleep tonight unless there is a police car here." Jason Hayle, who lives locally, said: "We have asked the housing association to put cameras in - I don't feel safe going to sleep tonight unless there is a police car here."
Det Ch Insp Lee Russell said the fire was being treated as suspicious and a team of detectives was working to find out what had happened.Det Ch Insp Lee Russell said the fire was being treated as suspicious and a team of detectives was working to find out what had happened.
"I know the community will be concerned about this but I would like to reassure them," he said."I know the community will be concerned about this but I would like to reassure them," he said.