A fire has been started deliberately in Westfield in Acomb in York (Image: Newsquest)
FIREFIGHTERS have been tackling a blaze in woodland in a York suburb that’s been started deliberately.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called at 7.51pm on Wednesday night (April 17) to Westfield in York.
A service spokesman said: “A crew from Acomb responded to a small fire in a wooded area that was deliberately started.
“Crews extinguished the fire using water buckets and beaters.”
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