Bench set alight at play park

A picnic bench went up in flames in a suspected arson attack at a park.
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Bench fire

Firefighters were called at 6.42pm yesterday (Wednesday), to reports of a blaze at a play park off Chequer Lane in Upholland. On arrival, they found a picnic bench had seen set on fire.

The crew used hosereel jet to extinguish a fire. There were no casualties.

The fire is suspected to be an arson attack, and the police were notified of the incident.