THREE garages caught fire in Higher Wheelton yesterday morning.

Firefighters were called to the incident off Blackburn Road near Chorley around 12.45am.

Crew manager Dillon Martin said his team spent two hours tackling the blaze.

He said: “Two of the garages were well alight when we arrived.

“They have been destroyed and a third one damaged.

“We are treating it as suspicious at this moment and police are investigating the incident.”