Whalley Range are now treating it as arson. Local residents reported being woken up by a loud bang on Mayfield Road at around 10.20pm on Sunday 20 September.Fire crews attended the scene and worked until the early hours of the morning to assess the damage to the property.Nobody was believed to have been in the building at the time, and no injuries have been reported.The second and third floor windows of the property were completely blown out following the incident.A pile of rubble could also be seen on the ground below.Police initially said there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the blaze.They now say they have reason to believe it was a deliberate and targeted attack.No arrests have been made and and.
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