Four people including 7-year-old girl treated for smoke inhalation in Hamilton house fire
The police are treating the blaze as suspicious
At around 11:45pm yesterday emergency services were called to reports of a house fire in Milton Terrace, Hamilton.
Two men aged 40 and 46, one woman and a 7-year-old girl were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Police say the fire was started deliberately and are treating it as suspicious.
Detective Constable John Law at Cambuslang CID said:
“Thankfully no-one was seriously injured as a result of this cowardly act and it is vital that we trace the person or persons responsible.
“I’d like to speak to anyone who may have seen anything suspicious or witness a person or persons acting suspiciously in the vicinity of Milton Terrace.
“Anyone with information who could help us trace the person or persons responsible should contact police at Cambuslang via telephone number 101 quoting incident number 3879 of 13 January 2019."