A 17-year-old boy is on police bail in connection with arson after a piece of lit paper was pushed through the letterbox at a flat in Tadworth.

The fire was started on Friday, September 23, at an address in Chetwode Road at about 10.20pm.

Epsom fire fighters were called to the fire and managed to extinguish it before it took hold.

A spokesperson from Epsom fire station said: "Luckily no-one was in the flat when the fire started and once it was extinguished we left the property in the hands of the police."

The boy, from Tadworth, has been released on police bail until November 7.

Anyone who was in the Chetwode Road, Tadworth area around the time of this incident and saw anything suspicious is urged to contact Surrey Police on 101 quoting reference RB/11/8338