A WOMAN managed to put out a fire in her house after an arsonist pushed burning paper through her letter box while she was asleep.
The 27-year-old woman was woken by the sound of her letter box slamming shut after the firebug forced a lit cigarette packet through her door at her home on Cambridge Close, Whitefield, at around 11.50pm on Sunday night. The woman managed to dowse the flames with water.
A police spokesman said: "Thankfully, in this case, the victim was woken by the sound of her letter box slamming shut then her smoke alarm activating."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0161 872 5050 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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