A LIGHTED firework was pushed through the letterbox of a house in York.

The house, in Tostig Avenue, Acomb, was left with burns to a carpet after the incident between midnight and 9am this morning.

Meanwhile, a woman in St Peters Grove, Clifton, walked into her kitchen to find three men attempting to break in through a window at 7.34pm yesterday. All three walked away.

The first male is described as white, with short mousy blond hair, wearing a hooded top and black trousers with a white stripe.

The second is described as white, with dark hair, with a dark jacket and dark trousers with a yellow stripe down the side.

The third is described as having dark hair and wearing a black and beige jacket.

Updated: 10:31 Monday, May 26, 2003