Police have been called in after a fire in York this afternoon.
Acomb firefighters were called to the incident on Walmgate at 2.24pm.
A fire was started in a commercial bin outside a hotel.
Walmgate, York
A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “The fire crew used a domestic hosepipe to ensure the bin was completely extinguished.
“They then requested police attend to view CCTV footage of the possible person responsible for deliberately starting the fire.”












