Police investigate suspicious car fire on an Ingol driveway

Police are investigating a fire which engulfed a car parked in a driveway in Ingol yesterday (Tuesday, December 29).
By Matthew Calderbank
Published 30th Dec 2020, 13:49 BST
Updated 30th Dec 2020, 14:04 BST
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A joint police and fire investigation is now underway to establish exactly how the car caught alight in a driveway in Tag Croft at 5pm.

The fire service reported the incident, just off Tanterton Hall Road, to Lancashire Police after an initial investigation deemed the cause to be suspicious.

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One fire engine from Fulwood was called to the blaze, with firefighters quipped with breathing apparatus tackling the flames with a jet hose.

A joint police and fire investigation is underway after a car was found on fire on a driveway in Tag Croft, Ingol at around 5pm on Tuesday (December 29). Pic: GoogleA joint police and fire investigation is underway after a car was found on fire on a driveway in Tag Croft, Ingol at around 5pm on Tuesday (December 29). Pic: Google
A joint police and fire investigation is underway after a car was found on fire on a driveway in Tag Croft, Ingol at around 5pm on Tuesday (December 29). Pic: Google

No injuries have been reported.

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