Man hurt in Lancaster blaze

A man was hurt in a house fire in Lancaster.

Officers were called to a house in Melbourne Road on Thursday night when a bathroom was on fire.

They used a hosereel on the blaze and a man was taken to hospital suffering from burns and the effects of smoke.

The cause is being investigated.

In another incident shortly before 2am on Friday, a moped was destroyed in Rylands Park.

It is being treated as suspicious and police have been informed,

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