Audi torched in Mortimer field in suspected arson
Published: 09:32, 07 January 2016
Firefighters alerted by passer-by
AN AUDI car was torched in a Mortimer field in a suspected arson last night (Wed).
One pump from Whitley Wood fire station was called at 11.45pm to a field off Pit Field Lane, where am Audi car was discovered in flames.
No-one was in the vehicle, or hurt.
One firefighter wearing breathing apparatus used a hosereel to extinguish the blaze.
Firefighters discovered rubbish on the back seat and in the boot, including large stones.
The cause was recorded as a suspected arson by the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS).
Firefighters left the scene at 12.45pm.