A MAN arrested in his underpants at the scene of a suspected arson attack has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
The 31-year-old was taken away from Butts Mount, Great Harwood, at 8.30am on Wednesday.
A bedroom was damaged at a semi-detached house and police are treating it as deliberate.
He will now be assessed for the next 28 days while in hospital.
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