A fire at a recreation field in Haxby has been started deliberately (Image: Newsquest)
A FIRE at a recreation field in a York town has been started deliberately.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called at out shortly after 6pm on Thursday night (November 6) after reports of a fire in Haxby.
A service spokesman said: “Acomb crews responded to reports of a fire in the open at a recreational field.
“This was found to be a wooden pallet.
“Crews extinguished the fire using backpack sprayers and the cause was deliberate.”
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