Letter-box arson attack on Gravesend flat
Published: 12:09, 18 March 2010
Two young women are lucky to be alive after a letter-box arson attack left them trapped in a Gravesend town centre flat.
The pair were rescued when a fireball ripped through the Parrock Street property after what is suspected to be petrol was poured through the slot.
Firefighters had to break down the door of the first-floor flat, above the former RSPCA charity shop, in the early hours of Saturday.
A joint investigation into the blaze has now been launched by Kent Police and Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
Manjit Subherwal, who runs Uku Beauty Treatments next door, said: "I'm in shock. It's terrifying to think that happened just below my shop. Thank God they got out."
For the full story see this week's Gravesend Messenger.
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