Car set on fire in suspected Dudley arson
Firefighters and police attended the fire on Sycamore Green on Friday July 4 shortly after 7.35pm.
A fire engine from Tipton and a fire engine from Dudley attended, the first arriving within three minutes of being mobilised.
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire service said: "This was a car fire on the road.
"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire, which is believed to have been started deliberately.
"After extinguishing hotspots, we left this incident at 8.45pm, with police colleagues in attendance."
West Midlands Police have been contacted for comment.
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