Arsonists blamed for destroying car near Market Drayton
A fire that gutted an abandoned car outside a pub was deliberate, the fire service said.
The car at the Falcon Inn at Woore, near Market Drayton, was completely destroyed in the blaze, which was reported soon before 4am today.
A wooden building was also scorched as the car burned.
A statement from the Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said: "On arrival at the incident the crew found a car which was fully involved in fire, and the fire was starting to affect a nearby wooden building.
"Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus quickly set about extinguishing the blaze using two high pressure hose reels.
"We are pleased to report that the crew managed to prevent the fire spreading to the building, with only some minor scorching to the exterior occurring. The car was destroyed by fire.
"Due to the suspicious circumstances of this fire, the incident commander requested that a specialist fire investigation officer, and officers from West Mercia Police attend the scene.
"Sadly we can confirm that this fire is being treated as a case of deliberate ignition."
Police asked anyone with information that could help their investigation to call 101 quoting incident number 119S of April 28.
