Arsonists set fire to a JCB at a Blackburn school which became a ‘hotspot’ for bonfires over the weekend.

Firefighters say the incident was the fourth at Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda school, Moss Street.

Crews were called to a bonfire on Saturday night, followed by two wheelie bin fires on Sunday night.

Then, at 12.35am yesterday, a JCB, parked on land where footings are being constructed for new school buildings, was targeted.