Staffordshire Police are urgently seeking information regarding a house fire that occurred this morning at Eagle Street, Hanley. The incident, reported around 11:15, resulted in a response from firefighters who rescued a woman from the property. She has been hospitalised with serious burns, and the fire has since been extinguished.
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The fire is currently being treated as deliberate, prompting detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to initiate an investigation. A 47-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent has been arrested on suspicion of arson and is currently in custody for questioning.
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