Wisbech car fire was arson

Police are investigating after a car was deliberately set alight in Wisbech on Wednesday night.

A crew from the town was called to Bowthorpe Road at 11.53pm and arrived to find a car on fire. Wearing breathing apparatus, they extinguished the blaze using a hose reel and returned to their station by 12.45am.

The cause of the fire was deliberate. Anyone with information about the incident should contact police by visiting www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers,anonymously, on 0800 555111.