A man was arrested after a fire broke out in a toilet at a home in York.

A 35-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent or reckless as to whether life was endangered following a fire in a house last night.

Firefighters were called to Ramsay Close in Heworth at 6.32pm after reports of a fire in a ground floor toilet.

The fire was out on arrival and crews carried out an inspection, which determined that the cause was deliberate.

The man was issued with a caution for criminal damage to property valued under £5,000.