A BURNLEY man today relived the moment his home caught fire in an alleged arson attack.
Andrew Templeton was alerted by his dad Richard at about 6am on Saturday after his Cog Lane home was set alight.
The 24-year-old, who was in the house with his dad and his sister's two children - Curtis-Lee, four, and Jamie, two - said he had been woken only minutes earlier by an argument in the street.
He said: "About 10 minutes after that argument, my dad shouted up to get the kids and get out quickly as the house was on fire.
"I just panicked as I didn't know what was going on.
"Me and my dad just picked up the kids and managed to get down the stairs. When I was coming down the stairs I saw the smoke coming up and it really started to get in my face. Luckily we managed to get out of the back door."
They family all managed to escape the blaze unharmed through the back door.
Fire officers visited the house on Saturday with a specially-trained sniffer dog to determine if any accelerants were used to start the fire.
A man and a woman were arrested by police on Saturday in relation to a suspected arson.
They were later released on police bail pending further inquiries.
A third person, who was arrested later on Saturday, has been charged with arson.
The 25-year-old man was due to appear before Burnley magistrates today.
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