Police have again been called to a fire near Vernon Williams Close in Hereford. Picture: Hereford Cops
POLICE are stepping up patrols after a number of fires in a Herefordshire field.
A spokesperson for Hereford's Safer Neighbourhood Team said police and firefighters were called to a fire in a field near the railway track and Vernon Williams Close in south Hereford yesterday (July 9).
There have been a number of incidents with the same circumstances in the same location in recent weeks, police said.
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"All incidents have been very dangerous and required up to five engines to put out the fire," the spokesperson said.
Officers are now monitoring the area and patrolling nearby.
Anyone with any information is asked to call 101.
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