Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a house fire in Salford.
Neighbours say they heard a 'loud bang' as the terraced house in Charlestown went up in flames in the early hours of Wednesday.
A man who 'stumbled' out of the burning house was then attacked in the street by three other men who accused him of causing the fire, witnesses said.
It's understood investigators have not found any evidence of an explosive device at the property on Strawberry Hill. READ MORE: Truck full of Birds Eye potato waffles destroyed after lorry catches fire on the M6 One man was taken to hospital following the blaze which broke out just before 1am.
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