Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Promenade, Penzance at 24/05/2018 11:11

One crew from Penzance Community Fire Station responded to calls reporting a shelter on fire. On arrival the crews found a pile of rubbish and bench to be on fire. A hose reel jet was used to extinguish the fire. Devon and Cornwall Police have been 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.

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