A HOUSE fire in Madresfield Road in Malvern is being treated as suspicious.

Police are appealing for information after a fire broke out at about 2.25am on Monday.

Fire crews used one hose reel jet and breathing apparatus to fight the fire in the front, ground floor of a rented property.

Anyone who saw anyone acting suspiciously in or near Madresfield Road in the early hours of Monday morning is being asked to contact police on 08457 444 888 quoting 44S/140403.