Arson attack on van in BT compound in Cleckheaton
A VAN fire in a locked up compound in Cleckheaton is being treated as a suspected arson attack.
A crew from Cleckheaton Fire Station were called to the BT Telephone Exchange, Westgate, at around midnight today after a Ford Transit BT Open Reach van was on fire inside the compound.
The crew had to break off the padlock on the compound’s gate to deal with the fire.
No-one suffered any injuries or smoke inhalation in the blaze.
Watch Commander Darren Haley, of Cleckheaton Fire Station, confirmed the fire is being treated as a suspected arson.
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