More than a dozen of vehicles were set alight in a series of seemingly random blazes during early hours of Monday morning, as Dorset Police announced an investigation had been launched.
The string of fires, which engulfed 13 vehicles took place across the suburbs of Poole and Wimborne Minster, with local residents awoken to the blazes during the early hours.
Vehicles - including a Nissan Micra, BMW X5 and an Audi A1 - were engulfed in flames, as the fire brigade battled to bring the fires under control.Taking place over a three-hour period, the series of fires saw 65 calls made to the fire service. The first blaze, which is believed to have been started at around 11.35, was followed by three further fires on Oakley Hill, Merley, at 1.08am.Read more:
Poole Road where they torched two more vehicles at 1.24am and at 1.35am set fire to another car on the road, which spread to a home.The rampage ended with two cars being set ablaze on Merley Ways, Poole, at 2.26am.
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