Firefighters battled for about two hours to control a blaze which destroyed six vehicles at Riverview Commercials scrapyard, in Darlington, on Wednesday night. A nearby workshop was also damaged.
Police suspect arsonists started the fire by piling rubbish on old tyres.
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