A FIRE which ripped through a solicitor's offices is being treated as suspicious by the fire service.

The blaze started at 7.30pm yesterday on the second floor of a three-storey building in Commercial Street, Hereford. The second floor of the building belonged to Caldicotts solicitors.

Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service sent six fire crews to the blaze, which also caused damage to adjoining properties and the roof of the building.

Alec Mackie, spokesman for the fire service, said: "The fire investigation team are there this morning and are treating it as suspicious."