Arson attack destroys cars and threatens New England home

An arson attack destroyed three cars and nearly set fire to a house in Peterborough in the early hours of this morning.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Jul 2016, 16:26 BST
Updated 19th Jul 2016, 17:30 BST
The scene of the arson attack in New EnglandThe scene of the arson attack in New England
The scene of the arson attack in New England

Fire crews from Stanground and Dogsthorpe were called reports of to a house fire in Clarence Road, New England, at 4.12am this morning, Tuesday July 19.

Firefighters arrived to find three cars on fire in very close proximity to a house.

They used hose reels to extinguish the fire and stop it from spreading to a house. Crews returned to their stations by 5.05am.

The cause of the fire was deliberate.