A FIRE at a dry cleaners in Belmont Circle is being investigated as arson, police say.
The blaze gutted Master Dry Cleaners leaving residents in the flats above fleeing for their lives, on Thursday night, at around 10.45pm.
Police are treating the incident as suspicious.
Anyone with any information can telephone PC Lisa O'Shea on 0208 733 3483, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
For eye witness accounts of the fire click the links below.
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