Police are appealing for witnesses to a fire that is suspected to have been started deliberately.

It happened on King Street, Penrith with emergency services being called at about 5.30am on June 25.

A piece of property was alight outside a building housing a number of flats.

The fire was extinguished and no one was hurt.

The front door to the property suffered some damager but the potential for it to have been a move serious incident was there.

An investigation is underway by Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service and Cumbria Police.

Officers are appealing for anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area at the time, or anyone who has any information, to contact them on 101, referring to incident of June 25.