A FORD SUV was destroyed in what firefighters believe could have been an arson attack.

A crew from Swindon’s Drove Road fire station were called to reports of a car fire off Florence Street, Gorse Hill, shortly before 8.20am this morning.

The firefighters put out the blaze, but the fire completely destroyed the car – a Ford Kuga SUV.

A spokeswoman for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said that fire officers believe the cause of the fire may be suspicious. Police have been informed.