Arsonists blamed for blaze

From the Wiltshire Times, first published Friday 27th Jan 2006.

ARSONISTS have been blamed for a fire that caused thousands of pounds of damage at a Chippenham company.

CX Access Systems on the Cricketts Lane Industrial Estate was torched early on Friday morning.

Crews from Chippenham were called to the blaze at 7.40am.

Firefighters said on arrival they encountered a severe fire with heavy smoke filling the building.

They used breathing apparatus and a ventilation fan to control the fire and contain it within a single room.

The room suffered severe fire and heat damage, with the remainder of the building suffering from heat and smoke damage.

A Wiltshire Fire Brigade fire investigation team is working with police crime scene investigators to establish the cause of the blaze.

A spokesman said the incident was being treated as suspicious.

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