Two fire engines were sent to the scene.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue attended a fire at a derelict building in Barrow Upon Soar today and now believe that it was set alight on purpose.
The property on Sileby Road has 6 square meters of damage to the rear end of the ground and 1st floor.
Emergency services sent one appliance from Loughborough and another from Western to put out the flames.
It was confirmed a 12:49 that the fire had been extinguished.
Woman dies after A42 crash
A woman has died after a crash on the A42 in Leicestershire.
Huge flytip at crematorium site
Waste has been tipped on council-owned land in Hinckley that was previously earmarked for development as a crematorium.
Arrests after incident in Market Bosworth
Police have arrested two people after reports of an attempt to set a house on fire in Market Bosworth.
Do you know this man?
Police investigating an act of indecency at a music festival in Leicestershire have released an image of a man they wish to identify in connection with the incident.
2000 people attend reading event at Nuneaton park
Park Life Reads, the collaboration between Warwickshire County Council’s Libraries Service and Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, returned to Riversley Park in Nuneaton over the weekend with the audience of nearly 2,000 almost twice that of its first year.
Record breaking year for Hinckley food festival
Feast Hinckley, the town's annual food and drink festival in Argent's Mead has seen its largest ever crowd.
Teens sentenced over knife attack at Burbage football match
Two teenagers have been sentenced in court after admitting their part in an incident at the end of a football match in Burbage which saw a player threatened with a zombie knife.
New operator to take over Britannia Shopping Centre car park in Hinckley
A new operator is taking over the Britannia Shopping Centre car park in Hinckley, on 6 August.
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