The front door of a Huyton house was set on fire in a suspected arson attack.
Emergency services, including police and fire crews, were called to reports of a fire at a property on Woolfall Heath Avenue, at around 11.15pm on Tuesday, June 27. At the scene they found that the fire had already been put out by a member of the public.
There was significant damage to the front door of the house but no one was injured during the incident. A spokesperson for Merseyside police said detectives are in the early stages of investigating the incident, but believe the fire was started deliberately.
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Detective Inspector James Rotheram said: "It’s still very early in this investigation, but it appears as though the fire was started deliberately. I’d like to thank a passer-by who noticed the fire and managed to safely put it out and alerted emergency services.
"It could have been a lot worse if it wasn’t for this quick thinking. To deliberately start a fire, especially at a residential home, is incredibly dangerous and we are determined to find the person responsible.
"If you live in the area, please check your CCTV cameras or smart doorbell footage in case you captured anything suspicious at around the time of this incident. If you were driving in the area, please review your dashcam footage. If you have any information, please get in touch.
"Anyone with any information can direct message @MerPolCC on Twitter, or ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ on Facebook quoting reference 23000574486, or contact @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111."
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