Mercedes is torched in suspected arson attack

AN ARSONIST is suspected to have been behind an overnight car fire in Paulsgrove, firefighters have said.

A Mercedes was torched in Bredenbury Crescent late on Monday evening.

A crew from Cosham fire station was alerted to the blaze shortly after 11.30pm.

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Led by watch manager Steve Pearce, the crew arrived at the scene within minutes and were faced with a small fire in the back of the car.

A spokesman for the fire service described the fire as '˜suspicious', adding: '˜It appeared that it was set deliberately.'

The crew used one hose reel jet to extinguish the blaze.

The fire did not spread to the rest of the Mercedes.