Police investigation after spate of bin fires in Luton

Firefighters were called to three deliberately started bin fires across Luton in the early hours of Tuesday (November 3).

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Luton attended three separate blazes between 1.47am and 3.58am – and police say they are now investigating.

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Beds Fire Service

The first call-out was at 1.47am, when firefighters tackled a bin fire on a driveway on High Street.

Then, at 3.06am, crews were called to a second bin fire on Marsh Road. Less than an hour later, at 3.58am, they were back out – this time at Crawley Road where a large industrial bins were ablaze.

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