Man arrested after six ‘deliberate’ fires in Lincolnshire villages

A man has been arrested in connection with six deliberate ignitions to haystacks in villages near Louth, Horncastle and Market Rasen.
By James Silcocks
Published 18th Sep 2021, 11:01 BST
Updated 18th Sep 2021, 14:01 BST
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Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue

Over the last 24 hours, bales were set alight in Marshchapel, North Elkington, Eskham, Hemingby, Edlington, and Swinhope.

According to Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue, this included 600 bales at Clickem Wood Lane in Swinhope shortly after 10pm last night, and 200 half tonne bales at Church Lane in North Elkington shortly after 1am today.

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Today (Saturday), Lincolnshire Police revealed they have arrested an 31-year-old man from Skegness in connection with the fires.

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The man remains in police custody for questioning.

If you have any information about any of these fires, contact Lincolnshire Police:

• By calling 101 and quoting incident number 465 of September 17

• By emailing [email protected] and including “Incident 465 of 17 September” in the subject line

* By contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.