Car fire which spread on estate was 'deliberate ignition'
An early hours car fire which spread to a fencing and an outdoor area, was "deliberate ignition". Two fire engines, from Wrexham, were called to the blaze on Field View, Caia Park, this morning at 2.28am.
Nobody was injured in the incident, but fencing and an outdoor space was also affected by the car fire, after it spread, a North Wales Fire and Rescue Service speokesperson said.
The incident was over by 3.30am and an investigation into the fire gave the cause as "deliberate ignition.
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