Man arrested following blaze at LGBT+ club

Man arrested following LGBT+ club blaze45 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNeve Gordon-FarleighResidents were advised to keep their windows and doors closedA man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a blaze at an LGBT+ nightclub in the early hours of Sunday.Flames quickly engulfed the Pink Punters nightclub in Fenny Stratford, near Milton Keynes, at 02:09 BST. At its height, 12 appliances from Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service tackled the fire at the popular Watling Street venue.Thames Valley Police said while the specific cause of the fire was yet to be determined, a 51-year-old man from Milton Keynes had been arrested and remained in custody.Ch Supt Emma Baillie, commander for Milton Keynes, said no-one had been injured and people had been evacuated "quickly and effectively". "This was a significant fire in which a large number of people had to be evacuated," she said."Our officers have arrested a man in connection with this incident. He remains in custody at this time, while we carry out ongoing inquiries. "At this time it would be too early to comment on any particular motivation for this incident and we would respectfully ask for people not to speculate."Molly FirmanMolly Firman said "thousands" of people had been evacuated from the club and were stood on the side of the roadEyewitness Molly Firman described how the blaze took hold at the packed venue."It just didn't seem real in the moment," she said. "Am I dreaming this? Is it actually happening? Before you knew it, it was just intense."Firman, from Clophill, described the venue as her "favourite place" and had visited Pink Punters countless of times. She had been out with a group of friends when she saw the flames.The 24-year-old said: "We arrived just before 10 o'clock and it was just a normal night - drinks, music, no problems - and then just after two in th...