A VAN was dumped in the woods and set on fire in Purley on Friday night.
Croydon crews had to scramble through the woods behind the shops at Old Lodge Lane to reach the vehicle.
A spokesman at Croydon Fire Station said it was completely burnt out.
"There was nothing left of it," he said.
"It was very difficult to get access. We were climbing through the woods and there were no water supplies. There's no road to it. They must have driven across the golf course, abandoned it in the woods and set fire to it."
The blaze is being treated as suspicious and will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police.
Croydon crews had to scramble through the woods behind the shops at Old Lodge Lane to reach the vehicle.
A spokesman at Croydon Fire Station said it was completely burnt out.
"There was nothing left of it," he said.
"It was very difficult to get access. We were climbing through the woods and there were no water supplies. There's no road to it. They must have driven across the golf course, abandoned it in the woods and set fire to it."
The blaze is being treated as suspicious and will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police.
