A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire which led to people being hospitalised.

At around 6.40am on Monday, emergency services were called to the incident inside a two-storey terraced house on Wilderspool Causeway.

Fire crews rescued one person who was trapped on top of the burning building.

And four people were treated at the scene by paramedics, with three of them then being taken to hospital.

Warrington Guardian:

Firefighters, police, ambulance crews, and crime scene investigators were spotted at the scene.

At the time, police confirmed an investigation was under way and that the cause of the fire was being treated as suspicious.

Now, a 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following the incident.

Enquiries are ongoing.