Enquiries ongoing following "wilful" fire in Dundee block of flats
A fire was extinguished in a communal stairway of the property on Charleston Drive
Last updated 8th Apr 2024
Enquires are ongoing following a fire in a Dundee block of flats.
Emergency services were alerted at around 10:30am on Monday, 8th April, 2024, to the fire at a property on Charleston Drive.
Three fire appliances attended alongside Police officers and the fire in a communal stairwell was extinguished.
Police are treating the fire as wilful.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 10.33am on Monday, 8 April to reports of a dwelling fire on Charleston Drive.
"Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances to the scene, where firefighters extinguished a fire affecting the communal stairwell of a flat block.
"Crews left at 11.49am after ensuring the area was safe."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 10.35am on Monday, 8 April, police were called to a report of a fire at a block of flats in Charleston Drive, Dundee.
"The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are continuing."