(from the press scum)

Arsonists torched six cars at a Cambridge showroom in the early hours of this morning.

Owners of G P Motors in Eltisley Avenue, Newnham, are counting the cost after the blaze.

Several fires were started at 1.10am and six cars were written off by the flames.

Firefighters have spent the morning dampening down any remaining hot spots and carrying out an investigation at the scene.

A fire service spokesman said crews had spent nearly two hours fighting the flames.

He said: "Firefighters used four hose reels, dry powder extinguishers and a foam jet to extinguish the fire, returning to their stations shortly before 3am.

"The cause of the fire was deliberate."