Police Arrest Suspects After Fire Destroys Caravans in Glastonbury

Police have arrested people in connection with a fire in Glastonbury on June 13, 2026, that destroyed caravans and damaged a building. Officers are investigating it as a suspicious fire — which means they believe it may have been deliberately set.

No one was hurt in the blaze. The fire was large enough that police closed a nearby Tesco supermarket as a safety precaution, according to BBC News and Somerset Live. That closure tells you something about how much area the fire affected.

Why caravans are especially dangerous in fires

Caravans burn differently than buildings. They catch fire quickly and burn intensely, often because they contain LPG gas cylinders — the same cylinders used for camping stoves and heaters. When those cylinders get very hot, they can explode or burst apart, which makes the fire spread faster and makes it harder for firefighters to control. The fact that no one was hurt despite these dangers is significant.

What we know so far

Police moved quickly to make arrests, which suggests they had leads from witnesses, security footage, or evidence from where the fire started. However, the police have not yet released the names of those arrested, what they are accused of, or who owned the caravans and building.

Glastonbury is a small market town with about 9,000 people. When a large fire happens near shops and homes in a place that size, the whole community notices. The Tesco closure will have drawn even more attention.

What happens next

Right now, the basic facts are clear: a fire large enough to force a shop to close, investigated as suspicious, and no injuries. As the police investigation continues, the evidence they've gathered — and the charges they bring against those arrested — will be the details that tell the real story of what happened.