Police are investigating a suspicious fire within an abandoned building in Penzance last night (October 5).

The fire broke out at a property on the first floor of a former bakery at Causewayhead at around 7.25pm.

A statement from the Fire Service stated that: "Appliances from Penzance, St Just, and St Ives are in attendance at this incident. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets are using hose reel jets to extinguish the fire."

The building sustained extensive smoke damage. The property was empty at the time of the incident and there were no injuries reported.

Police believe that the fire had been smouldering for a few hours before the fire service was alerted.

The incident is being treated as arson and Police are appealing to anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious in the area at the time to contact them online or by telephone on 101, quoting crime reference 50230267420.