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Barn targeted in suspected arson attack in Devon village
A barn in a Devon village has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to the incident in West Alvington in South Devon at about 22:25 BST on from Kingsbridge and Salcombe extinguished the fire in the stone barn by 00:43 on fire service said the cause of the fire which "completely destroyed" the building was "believed to be deliberate".
