North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called shortly before 8pm last night (March 19) after reports of a fire in Alcuin Avenue in Tang Hall.
A service spokesman said: “A York appliance attended a fire in the open at a park.
“Crews extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and left the incident in the hands of North Yorkshire Police. The cause of the fire was deliberate.”
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