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Amy Winehouse's ex Blake Fielder-Civil arrested following a fire at his flat

Amy Winehouse's ex husband Blake Fielder-Civil was arrested on Monday after a fire broke out in his flat.

The 37-year-old, who lives in a 16-floor tower block in Leeds, reportedly invited his neighbours into his abode to for a 'smoke'.

One resident at the 16-storey block where the fire broke out in Blake Fielder’s flat in Leeds told The Sun: "All we could think about was Grenfell."

Another neighbour, Krystal Howard, added: "A neighbour came braying on our door shouting that there was a fire.

"We have come out and seen and smelt the smoke and seen Blake just standing out on the landing. He said, 'It’s only a bit of smoke.'"

The fire at the tower block believed to be where Blake Fielder-Civil lives (Ben Lack/YappApp)
Blake Fielder-Civil and Amy Winehouse were married for two years (Getty)

Blake is then said to have headed from his seventh-floor pad to the ninth floor, leaving his flat ablaze.

His neighbours then rung the fire brigade.

Blake was later arrested on suspicion of arson (Ben Lack/YappApp)
Amy Winehouse's ex Blake Fielder-Civil slams 'moneymaking gimmick'

He was later arrested on suspicion of arson and taken to hospital as a precaution.

Blake was married to Amy for two years before they divorced in July 2009.

Police on the scene (Ben Lack/YappApp)

He was the inspiration for the single Back to Black and has admitted he was the one who introduced her to heroin.

Amy died aged 27 of alcohol poisoning in July 2011.

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