Warning over suspected Tile Hill arson attacks

A Coventry woman is warning neighbours to be on guard after a number of fires believed to be arson in the Tile Hill area of Coventry.

Mandy Cook was at her home in Dormer Harris Avenue last week when her shed was set alight.

The resulting flames licked at the house, where her four-year-old granddaughter was sleeping upstairs.

Fortunately the fire was spotted by a neighbour before it got too bad, although the back of the house suffered some damage.

The incident happened at about 10.30pm on Wednesday August 20 and came just days after her grandchildrens other grandmother had had her car torched.

Mandy, aged 43, has also heard of other potential arson attacks in the area and hopes that families will remain eagle-eyed over the coming weeks.

She said: There have been quite a few fires recently, with my shed being being set on fire and four days before that my grandchildrens other nan had her car set alight.

My shed is joined to the house and the fire came through in to the house when I had my four-year-old granddaughter here.

We were lucky that my neighbour saw the fire as we were in the front of the house and didnt know it was happening.

The police are investigating and I just want to warn people as it seems that someone is going around doing this as I have heard of about four or five fires in the area.

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Warning over suspected Tile Hill arson attacks