A suspicious fire which broke out in a bin area beside a residential block in Port Glasgow is being treated as deliberate.
Emergency services were called to John Wood Street at around 3am on Saturday, September 5, following reports of a blaze at the rear of a housing block.
The fire was quickly extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Police Scotland has now launched an investigation and is appealing for information as detectives work to establish who was responsible.
Read more
-
Fire near residential block treated as 'suspicious' as cops launch investigation
-
Two men raced to hospital after huge incident as quiet street remains CLOSED
-
Lawrence Shankland fears as Rangers skipper forced off after eight minutes
-
Screenings cancelled and ticket sales suspended at popular Glasgow cinema
Detective Constable Sarah Russell of CID said: “I am appealing to anyone who was in the area around that time who may have noticed something out of the ordinary, did you see anyone acting suspiciously?
“I would also ask motorists with dash-cam and anyone with doorbell recording equipment to check their footage for any images which could assist our investigation. Any small piece of information could prove significant.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0438 of September 5.
Share