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A suspicious fire which was started in a block of flats is being treated as a deliberate attack - say police. Police were called by the fire service at around 12.40am on Monday, March 22, to a suspicious fire on Thornfield Avenue in Waterfoot. Detectives investigating a the fire would like to speak with the two men who have been captured by CCTV as part of their enquiries. The incident is being treated as a deliberate attack and believe it to be a case of mistaken identity. Thankfully the flats were empty at the time and nobody was injured. A 34-year-old man from Bacup arrested last month on suspicion of arson has been released under investigation. ....