Police have launched an arson investigation after a fire at a Newport primary school. Emergency services were called to Tredegar Park Primary School on Monday, September 5, at about 7.50pm to reports of a fire on the school grounds.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spent just over an hour tackling the blaze, with crews from Duffryn, Maindee and New Inn stations in attendance. Fire officers spent just over an hour tacking the blaze.
Reports on social media suggested that the fire started after the building had been struck by lightning, but these have now been debunked after an investigation between Gwent Police and the fire service showed it had been started deliberately. An arson investigation has now been launched.
