Seaton Burn: Suspected arson attacks on car and buses probed
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A number of coaches were destroyed in the blaze in Seaton Burn
Several coaches and a car have been destroyed in two arson attacks in three days in Seaton Burn.
Fire crews and police were called to a blaze in a depot in the Front Street area at about 21:30 BST on Wednesday.
Northumbria Police said an investigation was under way and the blaze was being treated as suspected arson. It followed a car fire in Chapel Place in the early hours of Monday.
The force said it was not linking the attacks at this stage
"Thankfully nobody was injured and the fire was extinguished by emergency services," a Northumbria Police spokesperson said.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.
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