POLICE are treating a pub fire which destroyed the roof as arson.
Officers are appealing for witnesses after a fire at the Jack Lantern pub in South Ockendon, on September 20, destroyed the roof and a nearby cockle shack.
The fire at the pub, on Daiglen Drive, is being treated as arson.
A man living in the property has been left homeless after the fire caused the roof to collapse and the first floor was left badly smoke damaged.
A spokesman for Essex Police, said: "We are appealing for witnesses and information following a fire we believe was started deliberately in South Ockendon.
"We were called to reports of a fire at the Jack Lantern pub in Daiglen Drive on 20 September.
"It destroyed the roof and the cockle shack was burnt out.
"We are treating the fire as arson.
"If you have any information please call us on 101 quoting the crime reference number 42/151350/20 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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