Vehicles destroyed in 'arson' at fishmongers

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Jonny ManningNorth East and Cumbria

News image — A van and car were destroyed outside Collingwood Seafood in North Shields

BBC The remains of a Collingwood Seafood-branded van stands outside the shop following a fire. A similarly destroyed car has been abandoned outside the shop. with its rear facing the building. The wall behind it has been knocked down. The building is a single-storey brick construction with a large, central metal garage-style shutter and a pitched, tiled roof. There is a mural to the left of the shutter depicting a map of the world, below a blue sign showing the company name. A line of blue and white police tape is in the foreground. — A van and car were destroyed outside Collingwood Seafood in North Shields

A car was driven into the side of a fishmongers building and then destroyed in a fire, police have said.

The car and a van were spotted ablaze at Collingwood Seafood in Clifford Street, North Shields, at about 22:20 BST on Sunday.

Pictures from the scene show the burnt-out remains of the vehicles parked outside the shop, while the wall around the entrance of the building has been knocked down.

Northumbria Police said no-one was injured in the fire and officers were working to identify who was involved.

A police car is parked outside the scene, which has been cordoned off with police tape. The two destroyed vehicles outside the shop are blackened through fire-damage. The wall has been damaged around the entrance to the building. — Police are treating the fire as arson

"It was reported that one of the vehicles has collided with the front of a premises, causing damage to the wall of the building," a force spokesperson said.

"Whilst enquiries are at an early stage, officers are treating the report as a suspected arson."

Police appealed for information.

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