Multiple vehicles 'deliberately' set alight

Vehicles torched in kentImage source, Ian Bainbridge
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Kent Fire & Rescue Service said they believe the fires were started "deliberately"

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Police are investigating after multiple vehicles were "deliberately" set alight in Sandwich.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) and Kent Police were called to Honfleur Road shortly before 01:00 BST on Thursday.

Fire crews said they extinguished two fires involving a total of three cars and one truck.

KSFRS believed the fires were started deliberately while police said officers were treating the incident as "suspicious".

KFRS said: "Four fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets and compressed air foam to extinguish one fire involving a truck and a car, and a second fire involving two other cars."

No injuries have been reported, according to both the fire service and the police.

Witnesses have been urged to contact Kent Police.

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KFRS extinguished a second fire involving two cars

Image source, Ian Bainbridge
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Fire damage to a truck on Honfleur Road, Sandwich, Kent

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