Police called after Scarborough fire crews attend 'deliberate' fires in Barrowcliff
Scarborough firefighters were called to attend two ‘deliberate’ fires in less than 90 minutes on Thursday (September 10).
Scarborough’s TRV crew first responded to reports of a fire that had been deliberately set and left abandoned in a wooded area on Barrowcliff Road at 6.07pm.
Crews extinguished the fire using a knapsack sprayer and small tools, the incident was left with police.
The TRV crew was mobilised again at 7.25pm to reports of a deliberate fire being set.
On arrival, the fire was still smouldering, crew power was used to extinguish it.
The incident was handed over to police.