A van fire which occurred outside a tyre business is being treated as suspicious say police.
Emergency services were called to Fort Road, Eastbourne, yesterday evening (September 9) at around 10.45pm to a report of a van fire.
Images taken at the scene show firefighters dowsing a smoking vehicle with hose reels outside the premises of Eastbourne Tyre Company.
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No injuries have been reported, and no arrests have been made at this time.
The fire is being treated as suspicious, and officers are pursuing multiple lines of enquiry in an ongoing investigation.
In a post on social media, a spokesperson for Eastbourne Tyre Company urged anyone with information to report it to police.
They added: "This isn’t just a van. It’s one of the vehicles our team uses every day to attend customers, respond to breakdowns and keep people safely on the road.
"Someone has deliberately caused significant damage to our business, and we are absolutely fuming."
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has relevant information such as CCTV or mobile footage is encouraged to report it to police online or by calling 101 quoting serial 1602 of September 9.
A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: "East Sussex Fire and Rescue were called at 10.39pm on September 9 to reports of a van fire at a premises in Fort Road, Eastbourne.
"There were two fire engines in attendance from Eastbourne. Crews extinguished the fire by 11.24pm when the stop message came in.
"There were no reports of any injuries. The fire is believed to have been started deliberately."
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