Police yesterday launched an investigation after a fire was started at an Islamic school.

At this stage it is being treated as suspicious

Emergency crews were called to the Darul Uloom Islamic School in Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, Greater London, on Saturday night.

Officers – who attended with London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service – said investigations were at an early stage but the fire was being treated as suspicious.

Two people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation but their ages have not been released.

Yesterday, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Officers from Bromley are investigating a fire at the Darul Uloom Islamic School in Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst. Police, London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service were called to the school at around 2350hrs on Saturday, 8 June.

“The fire was extinguished shortly after the arrival of London Fire Brigade. Two people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation; they were not taken to hospital. There was minor damage to the building. Enquiries continue into the circumstances of the fire. At this early stage it is being treated as suspicious.”

No arrests had been made by yesterday.