Car torched in latest arson attack

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Skelmersdale after the latest suspected arson attack on a car.

Officers from Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service were called to the incident, at Alderly, Digmoor, shortly before midnight on Sunday, July 30.

The fire was believed to have been started deliberately and the incident has been reported to Lancashire police.

It was the seventh vehicle to be involved in a suspected arson in Skelmersdale in just three months.

A motorbike was set alight in a reported arson just two weeks ago, and a lorry trailer and a further five cars have been torched since the start of May.

After the latest incident, a fire service spokesman said: “A fire engine and crew from Skelmersdale attended an incident at which a car was on fire on the grass verge of a road.

“Firefighters used a hosereel jet to extinguish the fire, which they believe was started deliberately.

“Police were notified of the suspected arson. There were no casualties.”

Anyone with any information about the arson attacks, should call Lancashire police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Have you been victim of one of the recent arson attacks? Email Advertiser reporter Jamie Lopez at: jamie.lopez@trinity mirror.com