Coronation Street fans 'confirm' who started Platt house fire - and it's not David or Leanne

Coronation Street fans think they know who started the first that has destroyed the Platt family home - and it's not anyone who has come under suspicion so far.

There have been shocking scenes in the ITV soap this week as a blaze was started in No.8 Coronation Street by a mysterious hooded figure, destroying not just bricks and mortar. As fans know, David Platt has become an enemy of gangster Harvey Gaskell after taking money which belonged to him.

Desperate to buy his mum Gail's house as she prepared to leave the street, he took the cash that was offered to his sister Sarah Platt by Harvey's brother Damon Hay after Bethany's serious health scare.

So Shona was quick to blame Harvey for the inferno that engulfed the Platts' beloved family home as the family were supposed to be gathering at the Bistro for Sarah's birthday celebrations.

Corrie fans saw a soaked rag was posted through the door of No.8, along with some lit matches. Shona was soon alerted to the fire as it quickly took hold and, fearing Lily was in the house, she and Max headed inside with Nick Tilsley, who was left rescuing an unconscious Toyah Habeeb, who had been attacked by Abi Webster, and bringing her out onto the street.

Shona and Max were then left trapped inside and while Shona managed to escape, with a horrified David waiting on the other side, Max was seemingly left stuck as the house exploded. He was later pulled from the burning property and was rushed to hospital where he was placed in a coma.

DC Kit Green is now on the hunt for the arsonist who set fire to the house, and several locals are already in the frame - including David himself after his sister Sarah discovered he'd been searching for information on fires and insurance fraud.

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