Police are appealing for witnesses to a fire that is suspected of being started deliberately in Penrith early this morning.
It happened on King Street, with emergency services called at about 5.30am today (June 25).
A piece of property was alight outside a building housing a number of flats.
The fire was extinguished, with nobody being hurt. The front door to the property suffered some damage but the potential was there for it to be a more serious incident.
An investigation is underway involving police and Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.