A POLICE officer has condemned a series of senseless arson attacks in a coastal village which put people’s lives in danger. Crews from the Essex Fire Service were called to Jaywick several times between 10pm on Sunday and 7.30am on Monday. During that period firefighters extinguished fires in Alvis Avenue, in which a trailer full of wood and rubbish was torched, and blazes in Hillman Avenue and Riley Avenue. In Bentley Avenue, at about 10.20pm on Sunday, a sofa also went up in flames before then spreading to a fence and trellis at a nearby home. The house itself then caught fire and insulation inside the wall was set alight while a 46-year-old woman was inside.
A POLICE officer has condemned a series of senseless arson attacks in a coastal village which put people’s lives in danger. Crews from the Essex Fire Service were called to Jaywick several times between 10pm on Sunday and 7.30am on Monday. During that period firefighters extinguished fires in Alvis Avenue, in which a trailer full of wood and rubbish was torched, and blazes in Hillman Avenue and Riley Avenue. In Bentley Avenue, at about 10.20pm on Sunday, a sofa also went up in flames before then spreading to a fence and trellis at a nearby home. The house itself then caught fire and insulation inside the wall was set alight while a 46-year-old woman was inside.
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A woman s home caught fire after the attack in Bentley Avenue, Jaywick
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Rubbish set alight in a series of arson attacks in Jaywick spread to a home - prompting police to warn about arsonists who put people s lives in danger .
A sofa was set on fire in Bentley Avenue, Jaywick at around 10.20pm on April 11.
It spread to a fence and trellis, then a home - setting light to insulation inside the wall while a 46-year-old woman was inside.
Shortly afterwards, a large bin and bags of rubbish were set alight in Alvis Avenue. Rubbish was also set alight in Essex Avenue.