Deliberate fires at Maritime Quarter Swansea – 8th and 9th March 2021
On Monday, 8th March 2021 at 05:50pm, Joint Fire Control received a report of a fire in the open, near Marine Walk, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. A crew from Swansea Central were mobilised to the incident.
The Police were also in attendance.
The fire was found to have been lit deliberately.
The Fire Service left the incident at 07:15pm.
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At 10:42am today, Tuesday 9th March 2021, firefighters from Swansea Central attended a vehicle fire in the Maritime Quarter area of Swansea.
On attendance, firefighters found an abandoned motorcycle that was smouldering and believed to have been set alight deliberately.
The Fire Service left the incident at 11:27am.
The incident is under Police investigation.
Richard Vaughan Williams, Arson Reduction Manager for Mid and West Wales Fire Service said “Starting a deliberate fire is a criminal offence and we are working with the Police to catch those responsible.
For those who start deliberate fires, please understand that you could end up with a criminal record as a result of this irresponsible and dangerous action.
If you have seen or have information about a deliberately set fire, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 – or via the online anonymous form at Crimestoppers-uk.org (also in welsh at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/cy/).
In the event of an emergency, always call 999.”
