A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent as a car fire spread to a family home.

The 20-year-old was arrested after a car fire spread to a house in Winnersh.

Lucy Billen, a spokesperson for Thames Valley Police, confirmed that the man was arrested mid-morning on Wednesday 13.

She said: "We were called to the incident at 2.22 am yesterday to a fire at a car parked in Calver Close Winnersh.

"The family had come out of their property, unharmed but the property suffered smoke damage."

The man has not been formally charged and remains in police custody.