DETECTIVES are hunting a teenage burglar who set fire to an elderly Blackburn couple's house, leaving them homeless.
The youth was seen running away from the terraced house in Matthew Street, Mill Hill, by a workman, who later saw smoke and raised the alarm.
Acting Detective Inspector Harry Hargreaves described the youth as 'sadistic' and asked for anyone with information to come forward.
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