North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they have been called out twice last night (June 9) after reports of a fire in New Earswick.
The first call came at 5.33pm and crews from York and Acomb responded to reports of a fire in a terraced row of garages. Crews extinguished a sofa on fire using one hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera. The cause was deliberate.
Then again at 7.39pm crews from York and Acomb responded to reports of another fire in a garage.
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