People who may have deliberately started caravan fires in Glastonbury have been condemned for "risking people's lives."

Three caravans in Glastonbury have caught fire just days apart in the past week.

The police and fire service were called to a fire involving a caravan which was feared to have been started deliberately at Kennard Moor Drove on November 5.

Two days later, in the early hours of Thursday morning (November 7), residents at a travellers' site on Roman Way were evacuated after two caravans caught fire.

The fires on Roman Way were also believed to have been started deliberately.

Glastonbury Town Council said the travellers have "little or no choice on how they live" and said it does not condone the actions of individuals who may have deliberately started the fires to "implement change."

Footage of a caravan on fire at Roman Way, Glastonbury

The town council has acknowledged there is a "shortfall in housing provision" and is taking action to meet demand for local accomodation.

Glastonbury could see a new travellers' site in the town, as a result of Mendip District Council's recently formed Glastonbury Living Spaces programme.

Gerard Tucker, Glastonbury town clerk, said: "Glastonbury Town Council recognises there is a shortfall in housing provision and that many people who live in caravans have little or no choice on how they live.

"There is much work underway with the lead authorities of Mendip District Council and Somerset County Council who through their Living Spaces programme are working towards finding long-term solutions.

"Meanwhile, if the reports of deliberate sabotage are correct, the actions of individuals trying to hurry the process along and implement change, risking people’s lives and damaging property and effects is not condoned by the town council."

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