TWO MEN ON A MOPED SEEN CARRYING A LARGE BOTTLE SHORTLY BEFORE A FIRE TORE THROUGH A STUDENT ACCOMMODATION OFFICE

Police are investigating after a fire tore through a student accommodation office on Seaford Rd in Lower Broughton at around 10:45pm last night (Sunday 6th September).

It is understood that a witness has claimed to have seen two men driving along on a black moped carrying a large bottle before hearing a smash of glass shortly before the fire broke out.

A man is said to have escaped uninjured from a flat above the Kexgill shop as the fire raged below.

Police cordoned off the area for a while and one of the fire services intrepid and highly trained sniffer dogs was sent into the building.

Firefighters were on the scene for several hours brining the fire under control and people could be seen accessing the damage to the building in the aftermath this morning.

A GMFRS Spokesperson said:

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"We were called to reports of a fire on Seaford Road, in Salford, at 10:45pm on Sunday, 6 September.

"Four fire engines from Salford, Broughton and Agecroft quickly attended the scene.

"The fire involved the ground floor of a commercial property.

"Firefighters used breathing apparatus, three hose reels and a positive pressure ventilation unit to extinguish the fire.

"Fire crews were at the scene for around three hours.”