A former retirement home which had been earmarked to become asylum seeker accommodation in an English village has burnt down, with police saying they are treating the incident as a potential act of arson.
\n\nEngines and crews of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue service responded to a fire at Roman Court in the village of Leverington, a former sheltered living facility for retirees, on Wednesday night. The fire was controlled but not before it had severely damaged the building.
\n\nThe Fire Brigade said they were going to launch an investigation into the cause of the fire, and Cambridgeshire Constabulary said “The fire is being treated as arson and is being investigated”. They asked any member of the public with knowledge of how the fire began to come forward and speak to them.
\n\nState broadcaster the BBC notes the empty building has recently been earmarked by the British government to become asylum seeker accommodation. Despite the Home Office attempting to reassure locals that the facility was to be refurbished to accommodate “26 mothers and babies”, the decision is controversial locally and the local council has voiced its opposition to Whitehall.
\n\nThe plans have also been protested by locals. Cambs News reports demonstrations…
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