Fire crews and police were called at around 6pm on Sunday evening to a fire at a construction container on Hillside Road in Falmouth.
Crews from Truro and Redruth were sent to the scene, and used a hose reel to extinguish the fire, which was in a container measuring 5m by 2m.
A fire service spokesperson said arson was suspected.
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