Two arson incidents in two hours in Horsham

Arsonists set two piles of rubbish alight in the space of two hours in Horsham yesterday evening (Thursday March 19).
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Firefighters were called to extinguish flames in Orchard Road at about 8.40pm and at the rear of Elgar Way at around 10.30pm.

A small pile of rubbish was reported as being alight in Orchard Road, while a skip was set on fire in Elgar Way.

In both events, the flames were extinguished using buckets of water.

Both fires were started deliberately, the fire service said.