Fire crews tackle spate of car fires

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FIRE crews tackled a suspicious car fire early this morning - the fourth in less than a week.

A car in Kangley Bridge Road, Sydenham was set alight around 4.30am today.

Firefighters from Forest Hill have been called to three other car fires that look like they have been started deliberately.

On January 11 a Nissan Micra was set alight in Priestfield Road in forest Hill at 12.10am.

The day before on January 10 firecrews attended a BMW on fire in Girton Road, Sydenham.

And a Vauxhall corsa was set alight in Ticehurst Road in Forest hill on January 8.

A spokesman for the fire service said the fires were all suspicious and are being investigated by police.

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