Three people taken to hospital after fire at two houses in Garston

An investigation has commenced following two house fires in Garston.

Merseyside Police received a report at around 2.50am this morning that two houses were on fire on York Street.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue attended and extinguished the flames.

The occupants of one property received medical treatment at the scene for smoke inhalation before being taken to hospital as a precaution.

The second house had no occupants inside.

A joint investigation between Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Merseyside Police is underway to establish the cause of both fires.

CCTV and witness enquiries are being carried out, and anyone with any information is asked to contact police.

Detective Inspector Neil Dillon said: “Thankfully no one was seriously hurt from the incident as both house fires could have spread to neighbouring properties, causing risk to life and extensive damage.

“Our enquiries are ongoing with CCTV and witness enquiries being carried out.

“I would also like to appeal to anyone was in the vicinity of Windsor Street at the time to contact Merseyside Police with any relevant information and I ask that anyone with CCTV, doorbell footage or dashcam footage in the area checks their cameras to see if they have anything suspicious.”

Anyone in the area with information, CCTV or dashcam can contact the police on 101 or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with reference 24001082376.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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