Overview
- The café’s prayer room, captured on CCTV at about 2:30am Monday, caught fire after masked men threw lit bottles through a window.
- Lancashire Police are treating the blaze as arson and say no suspects have been identified.
- Officers report no suggestion at this stage of a racial or religious motive and have increased reassurance patrols nearby.
- Fire crews from Blackburn and Hyndburn sent three engines and put out the fire, and no injuries were reported.
- Owner Mohammed Awais has started cleanup and plans to reopen soon as detectives review CCTV and social media posts for leads.