Appeal after car deliberately set on fire in Peterborough street
An appeal has been issued after a car was set alight in a Peterborough street.
The fire service was called to Saxon Road in Eastfield at just before 3am on Friday morning (August 7) to find a burning silver car.
The fire was extinguished but the burnt out remains are still in place on the street.
Council Leader Shabina Qayyum has reported the car to be removed once the police have confirmed that it is safe to do so.
The fire service has confirmed that they believe to have been started deliberately, a statement said: “At 2.43am on Friday (August 7) a crew from Dogsthorpe was called to a car fire on Saxon Road in Eastfield, Peterborough.
“Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire before returning to their station by 3.45am.
“The cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate. Anyone with information should contact police at www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.”