Suspicious fire at used truck dealer Kris Motor Spares

St Helens-based used truck dealer Kris Motor Spares has had 17 trucks damaged in suspicious fires, says its director.

Freelance reporter Chris Tindall chased down the story, and revealed that the director, Chuhermal Krishnani, will be ramping up security to prevent more incidents.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue says on 19 October one truck caught alight initially before it spread to seven other vehicles with the heat damaging another nine trucks.

Local press reports that thieves were after batteries was denied by the director. "If they wanted batteries, why would they do this? They set lorries alight in three (different) places.

"It's happened and we are trying to make it more secure," he says.

Get the full story in Commercial Motor (3 November 2011).