Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

St Marys road, St Stephens, Launceston at 29/08/2017 01:11

Six firefighters on one appliance from Launceston attended a call to an area of children's play area matting on fire. Crews used one hose reel to extinguish the fire. Arson was the suspected cause of the fire and Devon and Cornwall Police was informed of the incident.

Anyone with information on fires being deliberately started in the countryside 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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