TWO cars were destroyed in a suspected arson attack in the early hours of today.

Fire crews were called to Railway Street opposite the train station at 1am after a car believed to be deliberately set alight spread to another vehicle.

Watch Manager Carl Haslam of Farnworth Fire Station, said: “There were four cars parked there, three belonging to residents and one which is not usually there, a Kia, the fire spread to a Ka, belonging to a resident living in one of the flats.

“We stopped the fire spreading to the other cars.”

Both cars were damaged beyond repair in the blaze.

Crews were on the scene for 45 minutes.