Building fire - city centre - Peterborough

03/11/2022 10.27AM

At 10.27am on Thursday (3) crews were called to a fire on Cromwell Road in Peterborough City Centre.  

More than 20 firefighters, including crews from Stanground, Dogsthorpe, Yaxley and Whittlesey, along with a crew from Market Deeping in Lincolnshire, attended the incident. 

Firefighters arrived to find a well-developed fire involving seven derelict buildings. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using hose reels and jets and returned to their stations by 3.45pm. 

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