Car fires – Orton Malborne - Peterborough

19/03/2023 1.21AM

At 1.21am on Sunday (19) a crew from Stanground was called to a fire on Shortfen in Orton Malborne, Peterborough.  

Firefighters arrived to find a car well alight. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using hose reels and returned to their station by 3.15am. 

At 1.56am a crew from Dogsthorpe was called to a fire on Malborne Way in Orton Malborne. They arrived to find a fire involving two cars. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using a hose reel and returned to their station by 3.20am.  

The cause of the fires 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, quoting Operation Onward.