DRAMATIC video footage of a suspected arson attack on a Rishton garage has been posted online.

Steve Bentley uploaded the footage to social networking site Facebook after the blaze was spotted by his son from a bedroom window at his nearby home.

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The video shows the garage, in Howard Street, well alight by the time Mr Bentley and his friend arrive at the scene, calling the fire service just after midnight in the early hours of Saturday morning.

In a post underneath the video, Mr Bentley said: "I rang the fire brigade and they turned up in two minutes, saving other garages from going up too."

An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way.