FIRE crews were kept busy on Bank Holiday Sunday in the Warrington area, as they were called out to five fires, including two suspected arson incidents.
At 18:45 last night, one crew from Warrington attended reports of a fire on Sunflower Drive, Sankey Bridges.
Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish a fire involving rubbish. It is suspected to have been a deliberate ignition.
Earlier, 16:2,9 crews from Stockton Heath and Lymm attended reports of a fire on Sandalwood Close, Blackbrook.
Fire crews were called to a fire involving fencing, which had spread into the garden of a property. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames
At 15:44, one crew from Warrington attended reports of a grass fire on Severn Road, Culcheth.
Firefighters tackled a fire affecting around 50 metres of grassland off a bridle path. Crews used a hose reel jet to dampen down the area. Police were notified, as it is believed to have been a deliberate ignition.
Earlier at 13:55, one crew from Warrington attended a woodland fire off Howley Lane. The wood fire was well alight and affected a significant area, approximately 25 by 25 metres. Crews established a water supply from a fire hydrant and extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet.
At 10:58, one crew from Warrington attended a hedge fire on Pillmoss Lane, Lower Stretton.
Approximately 70 metres of hedge that was on fire needed firefighters to use a hose reel and beaters to put it out.
