TWO people have been arrested following a Boxing Day house fire.
The fire broke out in Cinderhill Road, Bulwell, at about 3.40pm and paramedics treated one man at the scene.
A 45-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent and were questioned by police yesterday.
A spokesman from Notts Fire and Rescue Service said: "On arrival firefighters discovered a really small fire at the bottom of the stairs which was pretty much out then we got there. Someone had thrown buckets of water on it so we just made certain the fire was out."
The spokesman added an investigation had been carried out and concluded the fire had been started deliberately.
A resident who lives in Cinderhill Road, who asked not to be named, said the incident had caused long delays going in and out of Bulwell.
"There were three fire engines and two police cars all parked near the mini roundabout so it was pretty much chaos," he said.
"I only popped out to go to Tesco but was stuck in the queue of traffic for ages."
Two fire engines from Stockhill fire station and one from Arnold fire station attended the fire. It took them about 30 minutes to deal with the incident.
Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended the incident.
