Suspected arson attack on trailer in Scarborough

The team were alerted to put out the trailer, containing compressed straw and paper, at 2.33am on Sunday.

The blaze is believed to have been started deliberately.

A few hours earlier, at 9.33pm on Saturday, a fire crew had been out to a separate incident where a hay bale was on fire in East Ayton.

They allowed it to burn out in a safe place, under supervision.

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