A COMMERCIAL wheelie bin fire is being treated as 'suspicious'.

Firefighters put out the blaze at the skate park on Hamilton Street, Atherton, last night, Sunday.

The crew from Atherton fire station were called at around 8.30pm and used a hose reel to put out the fire.

A spokesman from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “The fire was of doubtful origin. It is being treated as suspicious.”