Firefighters tackle deliberate car fire in Stoke-on-Trent

By Sarah Garner 9th Feb 2023

The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service).
The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service).

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service extinguished a car fire on a country lane in Stoke-on-Trent this week.

Just before 1.30am on Tuesday (7 February), crews were sent from Ipstones to Belmont Road following reports of a vehicle fire.

They used a single hose reel jet to extinguish the car by 2.10am.

Belmont Road, Ipstones, Stoke-on-Trent (Google).

No one was injured.

Firefighters inspected the car and later deemed the cause of the fire to be deliberate.

Staffordshire Police are now investigating.

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