A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Dartford has been arrested in connection with a fire which trapped residents inside a block of flats.
Three cars were set alight in a car port underneath flats in Russell Quay in Gravesend at around 12.30am yesterday (August 4), and the fire trapped the block's 10 residents inside.
They had to wait for firefighters to arrive and put out the flames and clear the smoke before they could escape from the five-storey block, off West Street, and they say they feared for their lives.
Kent Police has arrested a 20-year-old man from the Dartford area in connection with the incident and he is currently detained at north Kent police station.
If you have information about the fire which may help the police investigation, contact Detective Constable Jan Metherell on 01474 366091 or Kent Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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