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From the
https://www.kentonline.co.uk By Nicola Jordan, 2 August 2022.
Second suspected arson attack at Tiger Moth pub in Chatham.
A car fire outside a pub, which was targeted by arsonists three
months ago, is thought to have been started deliberately.
The vehicle was destroyed by the fire in the car park of the Tiger Moth
pub in Highview Drive, Chatham.
The burnt out car in pub car park.
The blaze broke out in the early hours of Saturday and is being treated
as "suspicious".
A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue said: "Firefighters were called at
4am to reports of a car alight in a pub car park off Highview Drive,
Chatham.
"One fire engine attended and crews used compressed air foam to
extinguish the flames. No casualties were reported and the cause of the
fire is believed to be suspicious."
Crews were at the scene until 4.50am.
In May, the pub, which is opposite Horsted Retail Park, was forced to
shut after the entrance and interior was set alight while customers were
inside.
Police said two glass bottles containing fuel were thrown at the doorway
of the hostelry.
Everyone got out safely and nobody was hurt in the incident at closing
time on the night of Thursday, May 5.
It led to a fire which blocked the doorway causing damage to the
entrance and interior of the pub.
The landlords closed the next day to carry out repairs.
A police investigation led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man at an
address in Chatham on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life
the following evening. He remains under investigation.
A second man, aged 21 and from Chatham, was arrested on suspicion of
arson on June 12 and also remains under investigation.
A woman, who described herself as a manager said after this latest
incident: "No comment. We will not be discussing this further.’ |
