Three teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at the Two Chimneys pub in Letchworth, police have confirmed today.
A 15-year-old from Stevenage, as well as a 15-year-old and 16-year-old both from Letchworth have been arrested after an outbuilding at the pub in Stotfold Road went up in flames at around 5.45pm on Sunday, December 4.
Fortunately nobody was hurt, but the pub itself was evacuated and the outbuilding destroyed.
The three boys have been released on police bail and are due to return to Stevenage Police Station in January.
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