Car fire in Norwich estate being treated as arson by police

During the early hours of Saturday morning, Denise Hunt was woken by neighbours as her partner's VW Passat Estate was on fire.

It comes less than two weeks after a similar incident in George Winter Court in Catton Grove, just a 10-minute walk away, when on May 1 a Nissan Juke was seen on fire in the middle of the night.

The incident happened during the early hours of May 11 (Image: Denise Hunt)

CCTV footage shows, once again, someone lighting a bag underneath the car before leaving it to go up in flames.

Mrs Hunt, 58, said: "It happened around 12.55am on Saturday and was my other half's car. 

"We were both asleep and it was a neighbour who banged on our door in the middle of the night when the fire was in full flow.

CCTV captured the moment someone set fire to a bag and put it under the car (Image: Denise Hunt)

"When the fire brigade arrived they thought at first it could've been a mechanical fault but when I checked our CCTV to see when it started, I was shocked to see that someone had done it on purpose.

"They have taken rubbish out of my neighbour's bin, set fire to it and placed it under the car - waiting a couple of minutes for it to catch fire - before walking away.

"Neither me or my other half has slept since it happened.

The incident happened in Harmer Road, NR3 (Image: Denise Hunt)

"We heard about the incident which happened in George Winter Court as well, so I hope the person responsible gets caught before it happens again."

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A Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service spokesman confirmed crews from Sprowston and Earlham were sent to tackle the vehicle fire in Harmer Road.

They added: "The crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire and the stop message was received at 1.28am."

The incident is similar to when another car was set on fire in George Winter Court, just an 11-minute walk away from Harmer Road (Image: Denise Hunt)

Denise, 58, said her and her partner have not been able to sleep since the incident happened (Image: Denise Hunt)

Police are investigating but could not confirm yet whether the two recent incidents are linked.

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A police spokeswoman said: "Police were called to Harmer Road at 2.27am following reports of a car on fire.

A similar suspected arson happened in Catton Grove, in George Winter Court, on May 1 (Image: Submitted)

"Emergency services attended the scene, including fire, which was extinguished and no one was injured.

"This incident is being treated as arson - enquiries are ongoing."