Crews attend two deliberate fires in same area

Firefighters have extinguished two separate deliberate fires along the same street in Stafford.

Crews were called at 2.30am on Easter Sunday (17 April), following initial reports of a garage fire.

Firefighters from Stafford and Stone attended and found a bicycle garage, near Grey Friars, well-alight.

A short time later, crews located a further fire in a metal bin at the opposite end of the street.

Two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet was used to successfully extinguish both fires by 2.55am. 

No-one was reported injured.

A fire investigation has since concluded that both fires were started deliberately.

The incident has been left in the care of Staffordshire Police.

Inquiries are continuing.