Police launch arson probe in Chippenham after mattress set on fire

Police have launched an arson probe after a mattress was set on fire.

Fire crews were called to Lancashire Drive, in Chippenham, at approximately 9.30pm yesterday evening (16 January).

It’s believed a discarded mattress deliberately set on fire in a rear garden – causing damage to a shed and neighbouring fences.

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Wiltshire Police is appealing to anyone who saw or heard any suspicious activity in the area around this time.

Call 101 and quote crime reference number 54240005904.

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