The fires are believed to have been deliberate
Two cars were set alight within an hour in an area of Peterborough. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue were called to the first car in flames on Green Lane in Millfield, Peterborough at 3.38am on Wednesday, July 15.
A crew from Dogsthorpe attended. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels to fully extinguish the fire and returned to their station by 4.25am.
At 4.28am on the same day, less than an hour after the first blaze, firefighters were called to a report a separate incident on Green Lane. The crew from Dogsthorpe arrived to find a second car engulfed in flames spreading to a second vehicle.
Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire. They returned to their station by 5.10am. A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue confirmed the fires are believed to have been deliberately started.
The spokesperson added: “Anyone with information should contact police by visiting www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.”
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