Car found alight in Borders village following deliberate attack, police say
Police are appealing for information after a car was found set alight in a Borders village.
Firefighters were called out to Todburn Way in Clovenfords shortly after 5am this morning (Tuesday).
Officers say no-one was injured but they are treating the incident as deliberate.
It comes just days after two barns full of hay were found alight, around 15 miles away, at a farm near Heriot.
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Referring to the latest incident of wilful fire-raising, Detective Constable Liam Myers, from Police Scotland, said: “Thankfully nobody has been injured as a result of this incident.
“Although this happened early this morning, we would appeal to anyone who has any information surrounding the fire to come forward and speak to police.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 0412 of October 17th, 2023.