The cause of a car fire in a village on Sunday morning (October 8) has been confirmed. 

A crew from Littleport was called to a fire in the open in the village on Hale Drove at 6:22am. 

A spokesperson from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: Firefighters arrived to find a car on fire in a ditch.  

“Wearing breathing apparatus firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire before returning to their station by 7.42am. 

“The cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate.” 

Anyone with information should contact police by visiting www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.