A STRING of fires in the Penge area overnight (June 2 to 3) are believed to have been started by the same person.
Firefighters were called to the first of seven incidents at around 7.15pm when they tackled a fire in a portable toilet outside the Homebase store, Oakfield Road.
At 10.45pm last night they were called to a van which was on fire in Crampton Road.
And at 3.10am they dealt with a car fire in nearby Bredhurst Close.
The crews spent around an hour at each of the vehicle fires and between 20 to 30 minutes at the four rubbish fires in the area and the toilet fire.
Police are now investigating the incidents.
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