POLICE are investigating after vandals tried to set fire to a newsagents’ shop at Warrington – posing a threat to the lives of the occupants of a flat above the shop.
The blaze was at McColl’s newsagents in Admirals Road, Birchwood shortly before midnight.
The vandals set fire to waste bins at the rear of the shop, pushing them up against the wall of the building.
Flames quickly spread to the exterior of the building and the air conditioning unit.
Smoke filled the building – including the flat upstairs.
Fire crews used hose reels to tackle the blaze and also used ladders to reach the roof space to check the fire had not spread.
A Fire Service spokesman said the fire caused little damage to the shop but the worrying aspect of the incident was that all the shops in the row had flats above them which were put at risk.
He added: “We would advise people to keep wheelie bins secure and preferably well away from property as they are often set alight deliberately to cause damage to buildings.”
POLICE are investigating after vandals tried to set fire to a newsagents' shop at Warrington - posing a threat to the lives of the occupants of a flat above the shop.
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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
