Cambridgeshire firefighters tackle three deliberate fires in three days

Firefighters in Cambridgeshire have been called to three deliberate fires in as many days, sparking concerns of a summer rise in arson attacks.

Crews from Ely and Burwell were called at 9.37pm on Saturday (July 15) to a car fire on Stretham Road in Wicken that had been started deliberately.

Wearing breathing apparatus, they put it out with a hose reel and returned to their stations by 11.30pm.

The following day a fire in the open was started deliberately at Orchard Park in Cambridge.

A crew from Cambridge were called at 1.13pm on Sunday (July 16) and extinguished the fire, returning to their station by 1.50pm.

Then at 10.03pm on Monday (July 17) a crew from Cambourne was called to a fire in the open on Monkfield Lane, Cambourne.

Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the small bonfire and returned to the station at 10.42pm.

Anyone with information about any of these fires should contact police by visiting cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Firefighters were also called out at 3.04am on Tuesday (July 18) to two accidental fires involving industrial waste in London Way, Melbourn,

The crew from Sawston used a hose reel and small gear to extinguish the small fires before returning to the station at 5.31am.