Two cars were damaged after seven wheelie bins went up in flames in Handforth.

The incident happened at around 4:45am this morning at Beaumont Court, off Clay Lane.

Fire crews were called to reports of several wheelie bins on fire.

They found seven bins alight which had caused heat damage to a Ford Fiesta and a Ford Mondeo parked nearby.

Two fence panels were also damaged.

A jet reel hose was used to extinguish the blaze.

Police are now investigating to try and establish if the fire was started deliberately.

One explanation being looked into is that if was started by a discarded cigarette.