Police investigation after car deliberately set ablaze near Broom in middle of the night

A car was deliberately set on fire in a field near Broom.

Firefighters from Biggleswade were called to the scene off Gypsy Lane at 1.56am on Saturday (June 27).

Emergency services news. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.placeholder image
Emergency services news. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

A Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue spokesman, said: "Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet and thermal imaging camera to full extinguish the fire."

A Bedfordshire Police spokesman, said: “We did not attend this one at the time, but the fire service deemed the cause to be suspicious and the vehicle has been recovered for forensic examination.

"Anyone with information can contact police with the reference 46 of 27 June.”

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