Two crews from Cambridge were called to some cardboard boxes on fire in a covered car port in Tamarin Gardens, Cherry Hinton.
Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire and returned to their stations by 10.57pm.
Cause of the fire was deliberate.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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