A MAN has been arrested for arson with intent to endanger life after a fire broke out at a property in Worcester Street, Stourbridge, on Friday.

Fire crews were called to the house just after midday and found the 67-year-old man in the garden of the property with his dog.

West Midlands Police said both the man and the dog were unharmed and the dog has been temporarily rehoused by a charity while enquiries are ongoing. The man has been bailed.

Click here to view our full breaking coverage from Friday's fire.