Fire crews tackle mattress blaze

Firefighters were called to Persia Street in Accrington at around 7.30pm on Sunday, October 9.

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00:00, 11 OCT 2011
Updated10:25, 6 FEB 2013

A mattress was set on fire deliberately and left to burn in a back alley.

Firefighters were called to Persia Street in Accrington at around 7.30pm on Sunday, October 9.

The blaze was put out in 15 minutes and didn't spread to anything else in the back alley.

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