A man is in police custody on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire that tore through a flat in Weymouth.

The blaze broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning at Keel House, on Lodmoor Hill just off Dorchester Road. Crews were scrambled shortly after 12.30am, with more than 30 firefighters battling the fire, which took hold in a flat on the top floor.

A woman arrested in connection with the incident has since been released on bail.

Dorset Police confirmed a man has now also been arrested and remains in custody as enquiries continue.