A WOMAN has been charged with arson after a flat fire on Tuesday.
Shannon Hunt, of Richmond Drive, Leigh has been accused of committing arson at a property on the same road.
The 23-year-old is due to appear at Bolton Crown Court on Wednesday, May 8.
Three fire engines were sent to a Richmond Drive flat at around 12.10am on Tuesday 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.
No one-was injured in the incident.
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