Arsonists appear to have struck again in Deighton last night for the SIXTH time in five days.

And the latest attack - at a terrace house a stone’s throw from the Deighton Centre which was hit on Saturday night - put the lives of nearby occupants as well as fire crews in danger.

Fire crews from Brighouse, Elland and Dewsbury were called at 7.10pm to Tenterhill Farm where they found an end terrace house 100% alight.

Flames and thick acrid smoke could be seen billowing from the roof and crews immediately requested the aerial ladder platform to assist in tackling the blaze.

The end house and the adjoining property were derelict but a third house in the row was occupied.

Hours earlier crews had also been called to the campus to reports of a fire. The callouts followed four incidents over the weekend.

Huddersfield Watch Commander Chris Bell said: “This would appear to be the latest in a string of arson attacks at Deighton.

“Three appliances were called to a house fire in close proximity to the Deighton Centre which we believe was deliberately targeted on Saturday night.

“On arrival they found an end terrace house was 100% involved in fire. They requested the aerial platform which attended and used large jets to tackle the flames.

“The fire spread to the roof and severely damaged the structure which is now unsafe.

“Crews did a good job to prevent the fire spreading to the adjoining property.

“Two of the properties were derelict but a third was occupied although it is not known whether they were home at the time.”

But Mr Bell said resources were pulled from other areas as Huddersfield appliances were tackling a severe grass fire in Kirkheaton at Laneside Quarry at the time.

He added: “The incident at Deighton is being treated as arson with intent to endanger life.

“We suspect it could be youths and an investigation is underway.

“We would like to reiterate that for every nuisance call we attend we can’t attend a potentially life threatening incident.”

Crews from Huddersfield last night also spent two hours last night were tackling the grass fire at Laneside Quarry, Kirkheaton. It is not known whether this incident was also suspicious.

Anyone with information about the Deighton fires should contact police on 101.