Fire crews attend incident in city, involving van and fence set alight
POLICE have launched an arson probe after a vehicle was set on fire in Carlisle.
Yesterday, July 24 at about 11.55pm, police were called to an address in Mount Pleasant Road where a car had been set on fire by unknown suspects.
Two fire engines also attended the incident on Mount Pleasant Road in Carlisle.
The fire involved a long wheel based van and a nearby fence.
Firefighters utilised three breathing apparatus and three hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.
Crews were in attendance for approximately one hour and thirty minutes.
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