STATEMENT from Essex Police: “We’re investigating an incident in Linford which led to damage being caused to a number of buses.
Alongside colleagues at Essex County Fire and Rescue, we attended a fire at a vehicle storage area in Muckingford Road shortly before 7pm last night, Friday 5 June.
At this stage it is being treated as a suspected arson. We are working closely with fire service colleagues to establish the cause of the fire.
Road closures were put in place whilst firefighters worked to control the incident.
Work at the scene concluded just after 9pm and road closures were lifted.
No arrests have been made and we’re working through a number of lines of enquiry.
Anyone with information should contact us as soon as possible.
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Please quote incident 1206 of 5 June.
