FIREFIGHTERS had to put out a blaze in the back yard of a house in Moore Street, Nelson in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Moore Street, Nelson
They said a mattress had been set alight and that the fire spread to a gate, causing damage at around 1.20am.
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