Youths are being blamed for a fire at a Radcliffe factory.

Around twenty pallets of cotton and plastic bobbins were set on fire shortly before 7.30pm last night at A and E Threads in Chapelfields, Radcliffe.

Fire fighters from Bury spent several hours tackling the blaze.

A number of teenagers were seen playing near the factory yard shortly before the fire started.

The incident is being investigated by police.