Man arrested after Britart fire

The fire destroyed art valued at millions of pounds

A man has been arrested by police investigating the fire which destroyed millions of pounds worth of modern art.

More than 100 famous works belonging to collector Charles Saatchi were lost in the fire at the Momart warehouse in Leyton, east London.

Officers said the building was burgled shortly before the blaze started at 0340 BST on 24 May.

A 23-year-old man, who was arrested on suspicion of burglary on Monday, has now been released on bail.

'Charity' found safe

The art, which included works by Tracey Emin, the Chapman brothers, Sarah Lucas and Patrick Caulfield, was being kept in the warehouse by specialist storage company Momart.

One of the smaller units, containing watches, computers and mobile phones, was allegedly broken into and pinpointed as the seat of the fire.

It is thought about £50m of art was destroyed by the fire, including £2m worth owned by author Shirley Conran and artist Gillian Ayres.

Damien Hirst's 22ft (6.7m) Charity, based on the old Spastic Society collection boxes, was one of the artworks thought to be destroyed, but it was later found to be saved.