Appeal following a suspicious fire in Birkenhead

We are appealing for information following a suspicious fire in Birkenhead on Friday 15 May.

At around 8.15pm it was reported that there was a fire at a scrap yard on Green Lane and a man was seen in the vicinity immediately before the fire started, possibly on an electric bike.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended and extinguished the fire. 

A joint investigation between Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Merseyside Police is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact police. 

Anyone with information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X or Facebook @MerPolCC. You can also report information via our website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or by calling 101 with reference 26000386584.

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously