The devastation wreaked on a Braintree High Street building left gutted after a suspected arson attack can be revealed for the first time.

It is feared the building, next door to the Braintree Emergency Night Shelter (BENS) cafe and flats where the blaze started, will not be habitable for years.

The fire, on February 11, spread to neighbouring buildings, including the shop occupied by Fleurtations Florist and three flats above managed by Roland James estate agents.

See this week's Braintree and Witham Times for the full story.