Fire at former theme park being treated as arson

The former American Adventure Theme Park is now closed permanently. Credit: ITV News Central

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a fire at the former American Adventure Theme Park.

Police and the fire service were called to reports of a fire at a construction site off Pit Lane in Shipley just after 10.30pm on Monday 8 April.

Three JCB tracked excavators and one Caterpillar crawler loader were extensively damaged in the blaze.

No one was injured. Officers are treating the investigation of the fire as arson and would like anyone with any information to come forward.