A neighbour came to the rescue after an arsonist soaked a couple’s front door in petrol and set it alight.
The heroic neighbour doused out flames with water after the door of a home in Wayside in the Ifield area of Crawley had been set on fire shortly after 11.30pm on Monday.
Anybody with information about the incident is asked to Sussex Police on 101 quoting serial 1459 13/1.
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