A SKIP containing unwanted furniture was set alight by arsonists.

The skip, in Grange Street, Burnley, is believe to have been deliberately set alight at around 11pm on Monday night.

Fire fighters from Burnley attended the fire and spent around 30 minutes at the scene.

Watch manager Neil Ashworth said: “The skip was full of furniture from a house clearance when it was set alight.

“The only damage caused was to the skip and its contents.

“We are treating the fire as deliberate.”