It is becoming a nightly ritual.
There was another fire started deliberately in Tang Hall last night (Wednesday).
Firefighters were called again to Alcuin Avenue at 7.28pm.
Alcuin Avenue, York
A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “A crew attended the area and extinguished a fire within a wheelie bin.
“Crews used buckets of water to extinguish. Cause deliberate.”
Police said this week they have stepped up their patrols in response to the arson incidents and other trouble in the area.