Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Rear of the Shops, Trelowarren Street, Camborne at 17/01/2012 00:49

One fire appliance from Camborne attended a bin fire at the rear of shops. The crew of five firefighters used one hosereel to extinguish a bin full of cardboard that was alight. Two adjacent bins were also damaged by fire. Arson is suspected and Devon & Cornwall Police have been informed.

Anyone with information on fires being deliberately started are advised to anonymously call Crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111 or contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101 with information.

Arson puts both the public and firefighters at unnecessary risk. It ties up resources that could be in demand for other more serious incidents. A lot of Cornwall is covered by on-call firefighters so there is also a significant cost to each incident.

For advice on preventing an arson attack, please follow the link below:

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