AN Atherton couple had a narrow escape after a downstairs room in an adjoining empty house went up in flames.
The couple were forced out of their Norfolk Road semi-detached home having discovered the blaze at 10pm on Sunday.
Firefighters believe intruders broke into the empty house on the Hag Fold estate and set fire to the front room. The lounge and its contents were destroyed and the rest of the house was severely smoke damaged.
Smoke filtered through a party wall, damaging the house next door. No-one was injured.
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