More arson in Egremont
Four months ago I wrote an article in this blog about arson attacks in Egremont.
Sadly this week there was a much worse one.
Thousands of pounds of damage was done when the Firefighters' Charity, which supports the families of firefighters who have been injured or killed while protecting public property, was itself the target of arsonists who set fire to two clothing bins outside Egremont Fire Station.
Egremont Fire and Rescue has led the UK in the huge amount of clothing it collects each year.
Watch manager David McDowell told the Whitehaven News that the fire service received a call at 2.22am in the early hours of Tuesday morning and arrived to find the fire was on their own doorstep, where two clothing bins had been set alight.
“You could smell the petrol," he recalled. "There was no doubt it was arson.”
Mr McDowell said while the loss of the clothing was a blow, the fire could have been a lot worse.
“There is a tree over one of the bins. If that had caught fire the blaze could have spread to HQ Tyres next door to the station and that would have been a disaster,” he added.
This story is truly horrifying. The people responsible probably need mental help but whether that turns out to be the case or not, the community needs these individuals them detained where they can no longer damage community facilities and put innocent lives at risk.
Somebody in the community must have an idea who these people are.
As I wrote four months ago, this totally unacceptable behaviour which puts the community at risk is not just the responsibility of the idiots who actually do it.
It's also important that anyone who observes anything strange or suspicious should report it.
For instance, it's very likely that the individuals who carried out these arson attacks will have gone home smelling of petrol.
Anyone who knows anything about these attacks, or has seen, heard (or smelled!) anything which might give the authorities a lead they could use to stop this is strongly urged to go to the police.
Sadly this week there was a much worse one.
Thousands of pounds of damage was done when the Firefighters' Charity, which supports the families of firefighters who have been injured or killed while protecting public property, was itself the target of arsonists who set fire to two clothing bins outside Egremont Fire Station.
Egremont Fire and Rescue has led the UK in the huge amount of clothing it collects each year.
Watch manager David McDowell told the Whitehaven News that the fire service received a call at 2.22am in the early hours of Tuesday morning and arrived to find the fire was on their own doorstep, where two clothing bins had been set alight.
“You could smell the petrol," he recalled. "There was no doubt it was arson.”
Mr McDowell said while the loss of the clothing was a blow, the fire could have been a lot worse.
“There is a tree over one of the bins. If that had caught fire the blaze could have spread to HQ Tyres next door to the station and that would have been a disaster,” he added.
This story is truly horrifying. The people responsible probably need mental help but whether that turns out to be the case or not, the community needs these individuals them detained where they can no longer damage community facilities and put innocent lives at risk.
Somebody in the community must have an idea who these people are.
As I wrote four months ago, this totally unacceptable behaviour which puts the community at risk is not just the responsibility of the idiots who actually do it.
It's also important that anyone who observes anything strange or suspicious should report it.
For instance, it's very likely that the individuals who carried out these arson attacks will have gone home smelling of petrol.
Anyone who knows anything about these attacks, or has seen, heard (or smelled!) anything which might give the authorities a lead they could use to stop this is strongly urged to go to the police.
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