Police called in after car on fire outside York block of flats

Fire crews have been called to two car fires overnight, one of them suspicious.

A crew from Huntington responded to a Hyundai on fire on North Back Lane, Stillington at 7.59pm.

The fire started in the car’s engine bay. The engine was destroyed and the rest of the car suffered 50% fire damage.

The cause is believed to be an electrical fault.

Then, at 12.27am this morning (Sunday), crews from Acomb and York were called to Thoresby Road in York.

A car was on fire outside a block of flats. Firefighters used hose reel jets to put out the flames.

A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Fire investigation are still determining a cause and liaising alongside police.”

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