A 13-YEAR-OLD local boy who was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life has been released under investigation whilst enquiries are on-going, police have confirmed.

Dorset Police arrested the teenager on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at a block of flats in Haviland Road, Boscombe at 12.01am on Wednesday October 2.

A total of five people, two adults and three children, were rescued from the property by the fire service and were taken to hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation and what were believed to be minor burns.