POLICE investigating an arson attack on a family home in Accrington have made an arrest.

A probe was launched after a fuel canister with a lit rag was thrown through a window in Lodge Street in January.

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The breakthrough came after officers appealed for the public's help last week.

A police spokesman said: "On Saturday, a 33-year-old man from Accrington was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. He has been bailed pending further enquiries until November 25."

Philip Kenrick, 33, his partner April Bates and their one-year-old daughter Isabella had been asleep upstairs when they woke to the sound of smashing glass.

After putting out a fire in his kitchen, Mr Kenrick called the emergency services and later told the Lancashire Telegraph he was considering moving his family.

He said: “It is just totally unprovoked - I’ve got no enemies. I’m just a quiet family man who just wants to get on with his life.

"I’m not sure whether we want to stay here, knowing what has happened.”