AN INVESTIGATION is underway after two cars were set on fire in Blackburn this morning.

Officers were called to an address in Throstle Street, at around 2am, by the fire service.

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The blaze is believed to have been started deliberately at the front of a garage.

A fire spokesman said: "There was approximately 60 per cent fire damage to one vehicle and approximately 20 per cent heat damage to an adjacent vehicle.

"An investigation into the fire is now underway."

Police said there were no injuries.