Arson attack leaves two cars damaged (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Cars damaged in arson attack leading to firefighters warning about car parking

11:38am Sunday 10th February 2013 in News By Rhys Thomas, T&A Reporter

Two cars were damaged in an arson attack in Bradford this morning.

A Citroen C3 that was parked on Pyrah Street, Wyke, was set alight at about 4.30am.

The engine and the front end of the vehicle were significantly damaged.

The flames also scorched and melted the front bumper of a Peugeot 306 that was parked next to the Citroen.

Crew commander Dave Jones, of Odsal fire station, said the Citroen was “probably a write-off”.

Fire crews were delayed getting to the scene, leading to crew commander Jones issuing a plea to people who live on narrow streets.

“We urge people to park their vehicles sensibly overnight on tight roads,” he said.

“We struggled getting to this fire because of the way some cars were parked.”