TRAFFIC cones and fence posts were deliberately set on fire on a residential street in Warrington.

Cheshire Fire Service dispatched a fire truck from Birchwood to attend the scene of the blaze on Shaw Street in Culcheth at around 6.03pm yesterday, Sunday.

Crews arrived to find objects had been 'deliberately' set alight - these consisted of traffic cones and fence posts.

Firefighters used water backpacks to extinguish the flames and Cheshire Police were informed of the incident.