Skip torched by vandals
6:23pm Saturday 23rd February 2008 in
AN INDUSTRIAL skip was torched by arsonists.
Firefighters were called to the ski in Tennyson Street, Halliwell at 9pm on Friday.
It was feared the rubbish in the skip could contain asbestos but it was a demolished bathroom.
Crews remained at the scene for 30 minutes.
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