Arsonists are being blamed after a motorbike was set on fire in a garden.

Firefighters from Hyndburn were called to Livesey Street in Rishton and used a hose reel to bring the blaze under control. The incident happened at around 7.15am on Monday, January 4 and damaged the motorbike and a garden fence.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire is ‘thought to be of suspicious origin’.

Call police on 101.