SIX rubbish bins were lined up and set on fire shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Atherton firefighters were called to put on the bin fires in an alleyway behind Hamilton Street.
A fire service spokesman said the incident could have got out of hand as the bins were close to garden sheds.
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