WEST Berbice Police are investigating an incident in which person(s) tried to set ablaze two vehicles belonging to the Hopetown Multipurpose Coop Complex at Fort Wellington early Sunday morning.Chairperson of the Coop, Renai McAlmont said a security guard reported that he heard a loud explosion while on duty around 03:00 hrs, and on investigating, he saw smoke emanating from the rear wheel of a bus in the compound.

Checks on the vehicle reveal that it was doused with diesel and both rear wheels were destroyed by fire. The seat of a tractor parked in the compound was also damaged by fire.

McAlmont said the tractor had been parked in an enclosed area and could not have been accessed directly by the apparent arsonist (s), who most likely would have set a flammable material on fire and threw it through an opening onto the tractor.

The blazes were quickly put out and the Co-op is now assessing the extent of the damage to the vehicles, both of which were in working order.

McAlmont said Co-op members are positive that the incident is an act of attempted arson. They are hoping that the perpetrator(s) will soon be caught and placed before the court.