North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called shortly before 8pm last night (March 19) after reports of a fire in Alcuin Avenue in Tang Hall.
A service spokesman said: “A York appliance attended a fire in the open at a park.
“Crews extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and left the incident in the hands of North Yorkshire Police. The cause of the fire was deliberate.”
YOU’LL FIND MORE ON THIS STORY AND OTHERS AT www.yorkpress.co.uk OR PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE NEWSPAPER ITSELF AVAILABLE SIX DAYS A WEEK AT YOUR LOCAL NEWSAGENT