Two fire engines were sent to the scene.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue attended a fire at a derelict building in Barrow Upon Soar today and now believe that it was set alight on purpose.
The property on Sileby Road has 6 square meters of damage to the rear end of the ground and 1st floor.
Emergency services sent one appliance from Loughborough and another from Western to put out the flames.
It was confirmed a 12:49 that the fire had been extinguished.
Loughborough county lines drug dealer jailed
A man who used children from Charnwood to move drugs around the country has been jailed for 66 months for drugs and forced labour offences.
Serco unable to collect Garden waste bins on Tuesday
Garden Waste bins not collected on Tuesday 10th March
Why an 8-year-old from Hinckley dressed as herself on World Book Day
Eight-year-old Shyla Tanna, from Hinckley in Leicestershire, marked World Book Day by dressing as herself.
Petition to save 800-year-old Leicestershire pub
A petition has been started over concerns an historic Leicestershire pub is being left to rot since it closed its doors since years ago.
National Secondary School Place Offer Day
It's National Secondary School offer day. Decisions for secondary school places came out today for Leicestershire Schools
Flooding hits after days of heavy rain
Flooding has hit parts of Leicestershire and Warwickshire after days of heavy rainfall.
Council drops plans to close SEND nurseries
Plans to stop using four specialist nurseries for pre school children in Leicestershire have been dropped following a consultation.
Children seeing dangling from Leicestershire railway bridge
A warning has been issued by Leicestershire Police after children were seen dangling from a railway bridge in Loughborough.
Light rain
10°C
Sunny intervals
15°C
Sunny
18°C
Sunny intervals
15°C
Midnight - 6:00am
Up late or up early, we've got Just Great Music interruption-free.
Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)
Was (Not Was) & Ozzy Osbourne
Crazy What Love Can Do
Ella Henderson & Becky Hill
There Must Be An Angel (Edit)
Eurythmics
Shackles (Praise You)
Mary Mary