Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Morven road, St Austell at 11/04/2017 19:42

Six firefighters on one appliance from St Austell attended a call to an amount of Bamboo on fire near Morven road. Crews used one hose reel to extinguish the fire measuring 5 x 1 metres. Police were informed of this incident.

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's also a significant cost to each incident.