Trio hunted by police after Cradley arson attack
These three men are being hunted by police in connection to a suspected arson attack at a scrap yard which destroyed thousands of pounds worth of cars.
Around 120 cars were left gutted by the fire in Cradley on Tuesday night.
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Today, police have released the image of three men they want to trace.
They have CCTV footage showing the trio entering the yard, at Saltbrook Motors in Saltbrook Road, before fleeing as flames behind them start to take hold of the yard's vehicles.
Detective Constable Sean Lowe said: "This deliberate act has resulted in a massive financial loss to the yard owner.
"It follows a similar fire at the yard eight months ago.
"We are keen to speak to anyone who has information which will lead us to the culprits."
The men in the CCTV are described as white and between 5ft 8in and 5ft 10in tall.
One if of medium build and short, dark hair with a light coloured jogging bottoms and grey-hooded top.
The second is slim and was wearing an Adidas-hooded top and jogging bottoms.
The third was wearing dark-coloured trousers, a light-coloured top and white trainers with a black stripe on the bottom.
Dozens of firefighters attended the scrapyard to tackle the fire, breaking into the premises by smashing locks on the main gate.
The fire gripped about 12 vehicles, melting metal and tyres, leaving a blackened debris in the morning.
Explosions were caused as fuel tanks in the cars ruptured, sending flames shooting 70ft into the night sky.
The owner of the scrap yard would not comment yesterday as workers arrived to start up a clean-up operation.
Anyone with information on the three men should call police on 101.
Three years ago, about 50 cars were destroyed by arsonists in a similar attack.
The incident forced the owners to put up a 8.5ft high fence around the yard to prevent intruders.
On the same night of the fire at the scrap yard on Tuesday, firefighters were called to another blaze at Joe's Cars Dismantlers in Withy Road, Bilston.
About 60 cars were destroyed in the blaze, which started at 10.30pm.
Today, police said they were not linking the two fires.
