A train station fire that saw a traffic cone set ablaze is being treated as an "arson attack".

Firefighters were called to Billingham Train Station, on Leeholme Road, shortly after 5pm on Friday (November 21) to reports of a traffic cone "well alight".

Cleveland Fire Brigade confirmed that one engine from Stockton attended the scene and a canvas bucket was used to extinguish the flames.

The service said it believes the cause to be deliberate. It is not known whether anyone was injured in the incident.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Cleveland Fire Brigade were called on November 21, 2025 at 5.23pm to an incident on Leeholme Road in Billingham.

"One fire engine from Stockton was in attendance. Traffic cone well alight. Canvas bucket used to extinguish.

"The stop was receive

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