Building fire – Mepal - East Cambs

17/10/2026 1.14AM

At 1.14am on Saturday (17) crews were called to a fire on Witcham Road in Mepal.

More than 30 firefighters, including crews from Sutton, Ely, Chatteris, Manea, Cottenham, Soham and March, along with crews from Newmarket in Suffolk, attended the incident.

Firefighters arrived to find a well-developed fire involving a building containing cars spreading to a caravan and other buildings. They extinguished the fire using hose reels and jets and returned to their stations by 7.30am.

Further inspections took place throughout the day to check the area was safe and the fire was fully extinguished.

The cause of the fire was deliberate. Anyone with information should contact police by visiting www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.