Sparthbottoms fire: two 12-year-olds arrested
Date published: 26 May 2020
Photo: Bill Pilkington
The fire at Sparthbottoms on Saturday 23 May
Two 12-year-old children have been arrested on suspicion of arson in relation to the Sparthbottoms fire on Saturday (23 May).
The children, a boy and a girl, were arrested, Greater Manchester Police confirmed, and have since been released under investigation.
A man was taken to hospital as a precaution, but has since been discharged.
The fire at a scrapyard on Corporation Street, Rochdale, involved approximately 30 vehicles and a workshop, which was completely burnt out.
Fire crews were on scene for hours to tackle the blaze, which lasted into the following day.
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/134646/fire-crews-remain-on-scene-of-scrapyard-fire
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/134645/breaking-fire-at-scrapyard-in-sparthbottoms
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