Woman charged with arson following fire in Macclesfield
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA woman has been charged with arson following a fire at a home in Macclesfield. Emergency services were called to a blaze on the ground floor of a terraced house in Bridge Street at around 6am on Tuesday morning.Firefighters rescued a woman in her 20s from a first floor window - she was taken to hospital as a precaution for suspected smoke inhalation.Emma Atkins, of Bridge Street, Macclesfield, has been charged with arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered.She is due to appear at North Cheshire Magistrates today (December 30).
DC Sarah Sayer said: “We’re currently carrying out a joint investigation with fire investigators from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service to establish the circumstances. "I would urge.
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