AN ARSON probe has been launched after a fire broke out at a ground floor flat in the early hours of today, Tuesday.
Three fire engines were sent to a flat on Richmond Drive in Leigh at around 12.10am where crews extinguished the flames.
Firefighters were in attendance for around 90 minutes and used two hose reels, a positive pressure ventilation fan and a scot-protégé gas detector to put the fire out.
Police were informed about the incident at around 12.25am and a 23-year-old woman was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing arson with intent to endanger life.
She remains in custody for questioning.
No one-was injured in the incident.
A joint investigation between police and the fire service is ongoing.
If you have any information contact police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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