A fire has been started deliberately in Davygate, York (Image: Newsquest)
EMERGENCY crews have been called in after a fire has been started deliberately in a busy York street.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out to Davygate at 12.07am today (April 23) after reports of a fire in the street.
A service spokesman said: “Our York crew extinguished a small pile of rubbish on fire.
“Crews used a bucket of water to extinguish the fire and dampen down the surrounding area.
“The cause of the fire was deliberate.”
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