FLAMES spread to a railway line after rubbish was burned on a yard.

FLAMES spread to a railway line after rubbish was burned on a yard.

Two fire crews discovered a large unattended bonfire of industrial waste in Newbridge Lane, Wisbech at 8.57am on Saturday (July 24).

The blaze had spread to brambles and undergrowth on the railway line after it was started deliberately by arsonists.

Rescue teams extinguished the flames and returned to Wisbech fire station at 10.23am.