Taxi damaged in suspected arson

Police are investigating how a taxi was damaged by fire in the early hours of Sunday.

Firefighters were called to Raymond Avenue in Blackpool at 12.22am, and found the driver and passenger seats of the vehicle badly damaged.

Raymond Avenue, Blackpool.
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Raymond Avenue, Blackpool. Image courtesy of Google

A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We used a hose reel to put the fire out and believe it is potentially suspicious.

“The police are working with us to investigate the cause.”

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