FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car fire in the Ormsgill area of Barrow. 

Crews from Walney and Barrow were called to the allotments near Ormsgill Lane at around 11.30pm last night after a car, believed to be a Ford Fiesta, was set on fire. 

Because of the location, extra hoses were required to reach the fire, and the blaze was extinguished by 1.30am. The incident has been passed on to police.