Police investigating potential arson attack after minibus found engulfed in flames
EMERGENCY services investigating the cause of a vehicle fire in Widnes believe the blaze was started deliberately.
The incident was reported to Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service at 12.50am this morning, Thursday.
Firefighters from Penketh Fire Station rushed to the scene on Barrows Green Lane and found a minibus to be well alight on arrival.
Wearing breathing apparatus, the crew used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames.
The hose reel jet was then used to cool down the scene.
A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that they believed that the fire may have been started deliberately.
Anyone with information is asked to call Cheshire Police on 101, quoting IML 1107844.
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