A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy has been bailed after being arrested on suspicion of arson.

A garage was damaged and outbuildings destroyed in a fire outside a home in Four Acres, Monkton Heathfield.

Firefighters called out by the owners at 8.48pm on Sunday (June 1) soon put out the fire.

A police forensic team joined fire investigators at the scene on Monday as the 16-year-old from the Taunton area was quizzed at Taunton Police Station before being released on police bail.