A MAN was woken in the early hours of the morning yesterday while someone was setting his car on fire.

Flammable liquid had been poured over the Izuzu Trooper and set alight around 1am yesterday.

The occupant of the house, in Walverden Road, Nelson, heard noises outside and looked out of the window to see the vehicle on fire.

He used a garden hose to put out the flames before a fire crew from Nelson arrived.

A passer-by had also contacted the emergency services.

Crew manager Steven Gregory said: “There wasn't a great deal of damage, but if it had not been noticed it would have been far more serious.”