Three teenage boys arrested in connection with the Parkgate Marsh fire have now been released on conditional bail.
The boys, two of them aged 13, the other 14, were arrested by the Cheshire Police yesterday on suspicion of arson. Their arrests were made in connection with the Parkgate Marsh wildfire last which occurred last weekend.
Emergency services rushed to the area just before 6.30pm on Saturday, with six fire crews from both Cheshire and Merseyside being called in. At its peak the fire covered 500 square metres of marshland, devastating natural wildlife and creating huge clouds of black smoke which residents could see from their homes in Parkgate.
