Police appeal over blaze at Derby 5G phone mast
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Derbyshire Police have shared footage of the fire
Police are appealing for information after a fire at a 5G phone mast in Derby.
Emergency services were called to the blaze at the mast in Old Mansfield Road, Breadsall Hilltop, at about 20:00 GMT on Monday.
Crews said the fire could "be seen from a considerable distance".
Derbyshire Police said it believed the mast had been tampered with but said the cause of the fire was not yet known.
Crews said the fire could "be seen from a considerable distance"
Part of the nearby A61 Sir Frank Whittle Road was closed earlier but has now reopened.
A footpath near the mast remains closed while inquiries continue, police said.
The mast was deliberately set alight in May last year just days after it was put up.
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- Published24 May 2020
