A fire at an unoccupied building in Poole is being treated as suspicious.

Dorset Police received a report at 3.50pm on Sunday 5 February from the fire service, which was in attendance at a property fire at an unoccupied building in Jellicoe Close, off Constitution Hill Road.

Officers attended to assist and have been liaising with the fire service to establish the cause of the fire.

Police have received reports that a group of teenagers were seen in the vicinity around the time it started.

Police constable Rory Jewell, of Poole police, said: “We are conducting a number of enquiries into this fire, and I would urge anyone with information regarding how it started and who was involved to please contact us.

“I would also urge any residents with home CCTV systems or doorbell cameras, or any motorists with dashcam who were in the area, to please review their footage for the afternoon of Sunday 5 February to see if they have captured anything that might assist our enquiries.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55230019049. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.