Firefighters tackle abandoned car blaze and flat fire within a few minutes of each other

Firefighters tackled the blaze just before midnight on Saturday (August 5) in Binswood Avenue.

Police also attended as it was believed to have been a deliberate fire. It was then confirmed that the vehicle had been abandoned.

Fire crews left the scene by about 12.30am this morning (Sunday).

Just a few minutes later, a passer-by alerted fire fighters to a fire in a property in Clarendon Square, Leamington, at about 12.45am.

A spokesperson for Warwickshire Fire and Rescue service said: “They could hear a smoke alarm and could see what they believed was smoke behind the windows of a property. Two crews from Leamington attended, after gaining entry to the flat confirmed that there was smoke present. Crews discovered that this was a small fire in a waste bin in the property. The fire was extinguished.”