Odsal firefighters were called to two car fires outside two homes within the space of about three hours in the early hours of yesterday.

Crews were called to Wyke Lane, Odsal, after a neighbour noticed a Ford Fiesta on fire on the drive of a nearby house. The fire had also spread to a van.

Officers were also called to a house in Storr Hill, Wyke, at 5.30am after a Mercedes SLK was discovered on fire.

A fire service spokesman said a taxi driver knocked on the owner’s door after spotting the fire. Both fires were believed to have been caused deliberately.