Detectives are investigating the cause of a fire at a synagogue this morning.

The fire broke out at Golders Green Synagogue, in Heronslea Avenue , just before 7am but by the time fire crews arrived, it had been put out.

Nobody was injured.

Fire officials and police officers are currently looking into the cause of the fire, and have not yet ruled out the possibility that it is suspicious.

Security has been heightened in the wake of terror attacks in Paris that killed 17 people.

Barnet Police and the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity which provides security for the Jewish community, have increased patrols in Jewish neighborhoods following attacks at a kosher supermarket and the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris earlier this month.