Police called out to 'suspicious' fire in Lancaster shed

Fire crews from Lancaster and Morecambe attended the incident in Austwick Road on June 19, which involved a fire in a back garden shed.
Austwick Road, Lancaster.Austwick Road, Lancaster.
Austwick Road, Lancaster.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called out at around 12.18am, and used two hose reels and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.

They were at the scene for around an hour and forty five minutes.

A spokesperson said: "The fire was thought to be of suspicious origin and the police were called to scene."

Lancashire Police said they are investigating the incident.

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