Firefighters have been called to a fire started deliberately at a builders merchant in Pickering (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)
A FIRE at a business in North Yorkshire has been started deliberately.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called at just before 9.30pm last night (March 31) after reports of a fire in Thornton Road in Pickering.
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A service spokesman said: “Appliances from Malton and Helmsley were mobilised to a fire sighted in the yard of a builders merchants.
“On arrival crews confirmed a fire measuring 5m x 5m consisting of insulation and timber.
“Crews extinguished the fire and dampened down the surrounding area using 1 x 70mm main jet, ground monitor, small tools and lighting.
“The cause of the fire was confirmed as deliberate.”
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