Fire crews put out a fire in a York park that had been started deliberately (Image: North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue)
A GANG of youths used a bag of kindling to deliberately start a fire in a York park.
Firefighters were called to the park in Acomb at just after 3.30pm this afternoon.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: “(A) crew from Acomb responded to reports of a small fire in a park.
"(The) crew located a fire consisting of bags of kindling that had been started deliberately by a group of youths.
“(The) crew extinguished using knapsack sprayer and one hose reel jet.”
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