WATCH: Fire burns as arsonists torch lorry in Peterborough city centre in early morning attack
Dramatic video of the moment arsonists set fire to a lorry in Peterborough city centre has been revealed.
The attack happened at 5.40am on Tuesday (September 9) at the back of Asda in Viersen Platz, Rivergate, Peterborough.
Police have confirmed arsonists were behind the incident – and officers are now appealing for witnesses to come forward to help their investigation.
Video of the incident, sent to the Peterborough Telegraph by a reader, shows the lorry well alight.
Firefighters spent around an hour bringing the flames under control, and making the scene safe.
A police cordon was still in place on Tuesday morning, with the burnt out wreckage of the truck still parked in the car park. There was still a burning smell at the scene as a result of the blaze.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 5.36am on Tuesday (8) a crew from Stanground was called to a vehicle fire on Viersen Platz in Peterborough.
“Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters used hose reels to extinguish a fire involving a lorry and returned to their station by 6.35am.
“The cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate.”
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “We were called at 5.40am on Tuesday to Rivergate, Peterborough, after reports of a van fire.
“There have been no arrests, no injuries, a crime of arson has been raised and an investigation is underway.”
Anyone with information should contact police by visiting www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report, by calling police on 101, or you can call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.