Two fires started 'deliberately' in park
A PAIR of fires were started in a woodlands yesterday prompting firefighters to be called to the scene.
Fire crews were called to Northlands Park in Basildon yesterday (April 5) after reports of a small fire in a wooden part of the park.
When crews arrived, they found two small fires which had been started deliberately.
A spokesperson for Essex Fire Service said: "Firefighters were called to reports of a small fire in a wooden area of a park. When fire crews arrived they confirmed two small fires had been started deliberately. Crews extinguished the fires and left the scene by 8:15pm."
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