Police are investigating a series of fires in Scarborough said to have been started deliberately by teenagers.
Officers were called to assist the fire service on the North Bay around 7pm yesterday (Friday).
Firefighters were initially involved with putting out one fire when they were alerted to another which had been started deliberately.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “The suspects had been sighted nearby with members of the public showing the fire officers images of those involved.
“North Yorkshire Fire Service have advised us that five youths aged 15 to 17 ran from them when they attempted to engage.”
At 11.30pm that evening police called in the fire service to a bin fire near the skate park in Scarborough.
North Yorkshire Police issued this message to parents: “If you have teenagers who may have come home smelling of smoke, please have a talk to them about the risks of fire, and the wasting the time of the fire officers, who may have had to be deployed elsewhere.
“These incidents in Scarborough, are thankfully less common, however, actions have consequences and we will work to ensure that robust action is taken should this activity continue.”
