Gosport firefighters called to 'suspicious' Alerstoke car fire

FIRE fighters were called overnight to tackle a car fire on the driveway of a property in Alverstoke.

By Neil Fatkin

Published 28th Jun 2020, 09:51 BST

Updated 28th Jun 2020, 09:52 BST

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One appliance was deployed from Gosport Fire Station to the Jellicoe Avenue property after receiving a call at 12.15am this morning (June 28). A single hose reel was used to extinguish the blaze.

A firefighter who attended the incident has confirmed the cause of the fire ‘is being treated as suspicious’.

He added: ‘The matter has been passed into the hands of the police’.

Firefighters from Gosport were called to a suspicious overnight car fire.

Firefighters from Gosport were called to a suspicious overnight car fire.

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