TWO fires in St Neots on Friday night were the work of arsonists, according to the fire service.

TWO fires in St Neots on Friday night were the work of arsonists, according to the fire service.

Crews were called to River Road, Eaton Ford, at 11.20pm, where they found a bin on fire. They arrived at 11.33 and took just over 20 minutes to deal with the fire.

A second fire was found a short distance away and was extinguished. Firefighters returned to their station by 12.15am.

A fire service spokesman confirmed that both fire had been started deliberately.