Fire crews attended a vehicle fire in George's Lane, Horwich
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a van blaze in Horwich on Friday evening which was believed to be a deliberate attack.
Crews were called to George's Lane at 8.15pm to reports of a van fire.
Support officers were already at the scene and firefighters extinguished the blaze, which caused significant damage to the van, a Citroen Berlingo.
The van had been abandoned and no one was injured during the blaze.
Firefighter Bracegirdle said: "We were called to a vehicle fire in George's Lane, Horwich at 8.15pm.
"It was a Citroen Berlingo which had been completely damaged due to the fire, we put the fire out using breathing apparatus.
"It appeared to be a deliberate ignition and community support officers were in attendance."
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