A car was reportedly been 'set alight' in a Liverpool car park this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Broad Lane, in Norris Green, to reports of a car on fire at around 12.17pm on Thursday, September 2.
Once at the scene, fire fighters found a car engulfed in flames in the car park close to shops including Iceland.
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Crews from one fire engine tackled the blaze and were able to extinguish the fire.
Fire crews then handed the incident over to Merseyside Police.
A witness, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the ECHO they saw men riding a motorbike pouring petrol inside the car and setting it alight.
They said: "Some guys were on a motorbike smashed the windows and put petrol inside it and set it alight."
A Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson told the ECHO: "Firefighters were called to Broad Lane, Norris Green, on Thursday 2nd September, following reports of a car on fire.
"Crews were alerted at 12.17pm and on scene at 12.23pm. One fire engine attended.
"On arrival crews found a car fully involved in fire in the car park of the market.
"Crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
"Fire crews handed the incident over to Merseyside Police and left the scene at 1.04pm."
