A campervan fire in Glastonbury in the early hours of this morning is believed to be the second suspected deliberate blaze involving a campervan or caravans in just over a week.

Fire crews from Glastonbury and Street were called at around 2.30am on Sunday, 21 June, after Fire Control received multiple calls reporting a campervan on fire.

On arrival, crews found one campervan well alight, with smoke and flames issuing from the vehicle. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the vehicle and its contents were around 60% damaged by fire.

Firefighters used one hose reel jet, one covering jet, one compressed air foam attack jet, a thermal imaging camera and compressed air foam concentrate to bring the fire under control. The incident was later marked as closed, with the last update issued at 8.41am.

The fire service said the cause was believed to be deliberate.

It comes just over a week after a separate fire in Beckery New Road, Glastonbury, on Saturday, 13 June, in which three caravans and a neighbouring building were damaged. Avon and Somerset Police said no one was injured in that fire.

A man in his twenties was arrested on Thursday, 18 June, on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life as part of the Beckery New Road investigation. Two people arrested on Sunday, 14 June, have since been released on conditional police bail while enquiries continue.

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