FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a deliberate fire in the open in Ellesmere Port.

At about 6.15pm yesterday (Wednesday, September 16) a fire crew received a report of the blaze in Viva Way.

On arrival the crew discovered that the fire involved a small amount of rubbish on wasteland.

Firefighters extinguished the fire with water and were in attendance for about 40 minutes.

The fire is believed to have been started deliberately.

Anyone with information about the fire should call Cheshire Constabulary on 101 or give the details via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/ro/report.