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| Five Ipswich vehicles set on fire in suspected arson | Five Ipswich vehicles set on fire in suspected arson |
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| Suffolk Police arrested two teenagers after a spate of vehicle fires in Ipswich | |
| Two teenagers have been arrested after cars, a minibus and transit van were set on fire overnight in four locations near each other. | |
| Suffolk Police was called by the fire service to reports vehicles had been set alight in the Gainsborough area of Ipswich, including a minibus at the sports centre, at 22:50 BST on Thursday. | Suffolk Police was called by the fire service to reports vehicles had been set alight in the Gainsborough area of Ipswich, including a minibus at the sports centre, at 22:50 BST on Thursday. |
| Five vehicles had significant damage and some adjacent buildings were damaged, according to police. | Five vehicles had significant damage and some adjacent buildings were damaged, according to police. |
| Two 16-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of causing arson with intent to endanger life and were taken into custody. | |
| Gainsborough Sports Centre, home to Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club, was cordoned off after a minibus was set on fire | Gainsborough Sports Centre, home to Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club, was cordoned off after a minibus was set on fire |
| The fires included: | The fires included: |
| Two vehicles in the car park at Piper's Vale Academy school on Raeburn Road | Two vehicles in the car park at Piper's Vale Academy school on Raeburn Road |
| A car at the junction of Landseer Road/Clapgate Lane | A car at the junction of Landseer Road/Clapgate Lane |
| A transit van on Landseer Road | A transit van on Landseer Road |
| A minibus in the car park at Gainsborough Sport Centre on Brazier's Wood Road | A minibus in the car park at Gainsborough Sport Centre on Brazier's Wood Road |
| Police said all the vehicles were parked and unoccupied, and no injuries had been reported, but officers remained in place at each location. | Police said all the vehicles were parked and unoccupied, and no injuries had been reported, but officers remained in place at each location. |
| Some properties near the fires had to be evacuated while the fire service worked and road closures were in place. | Some properties near the fires had to be evacuated while the fire service worked and road closures were in place. |
| The fires were extinguished and the closures lifted throughout the night. | The fires were extinguished and the closures lifted throughout the night. |
| The fire service said there were no injuries reported | The fire service said there were no injuries reported |
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