Arrest as Bristol Underfall boat yard fire deemed 'suspicious'

A 45-year-old antheral has been arrested aft a occurrence that severely damaged a vessel gait successful Bristol was deemed "suspicious".

The occurrence happened astatine Underfall Yard successful the Hotwells country of the metropolis successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday, with a plume of fume disposable crossed the city.

Specialist occurrence investigators moving with Avon and Somerset Police said they are present treating the occurrence arsenic a "suspicious incident".

A 45-year-old antheral is successful constabulary custody.

Avon Fire and Rescue evacuated much than 20 radical from their flats adjacent to the vessel gait adjacent Cumberland Road erstwhile the occurrence was on-going. They person since returned home.

Underfall Yard has been important to the cognition and attraction of Bristol's Floating Harbour, which was dates backmost to the aboriginal 1800s.

The gait is location to maritime businesses progressive successful boatbuilding, marine engineering, metallic moving and training.