VANDALS torched a wheelie bin in an arson attack.
Firefighters were called to Handforth Lane on Halton Lodge in Runcorn at 6.20pm yesterday.
The blaze involved a wheelie bin and a mattress.
Crews used a single hose reel to extinguish the fire, which is thought to have been a deliberate ignition.
Firefighters also tackled a grass fire on Runcorn Hill at around 4pm.
Crews were called to reports of a small grass fire and found an area of grass smouldering, caused by discarded smoking materials.
They used a backpack and hand appliance to extinguish the fire and were at the scene for around 20 minutes.
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