DETECTIVES are appealing for information from the public after a car was deliberately set alight in Ellesmere Port.
Sometime between 11pm and 11.20pm on Sunday, July 15, unknown offenders set fire to a white Ford Focus outside an address on Stour Court in Ellesmere Port.
The fire caused extensive damage to the vehicle and also damaged a grey Vauxhall Astra which was parked adjacent to the Ford Focus.
The firefighters used breathing apparatus and a hose reel to extinguish the blaze.
Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service say the bonnet of the car was deliberately set on fire.
Detective Constable Kevin Hole, of Ellesmere Port CID, said: “This fire caused substantial damage to vehicles and could have spread to nearby houses putting residents at risk.
“Enquiries are ongoing and I appeal to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the area or has any other information that may help our investigation to get in touch quoting incident number IML 125197.
“Information can be reported online at https://cheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries, via telephone on 101 or anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.”
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