Joint investigation launched into series of suspicious fires in Aberdeen
Fire crews were called out to addresses in Mile End Avenue, Camperdown Road, Raeden Court and Raeden Place.
A joint police and fire investigation is underway in Aberdeen after a number of small fires in the West End of the city.
They were started in bins and spread in Mile End Avenue, Camperdown Road, Raeden Court and Raeden Place, in the early hours of Sunday.
They're looking into whether they are linked and are treating them as suspicious.
Detective Sergeant Sam Harris said: "The timings of these fires and the area in which they happened indicate that there may be a connection between them, however nothing is being ruled out at this stage. I am particularly interested to hear from anyone who was in the West End area of Aberdeen early this morning. Did you see or hear anything which might have struck you as suspicious? Did you see anything or anyone which looked out of place at that time?
We are carrying out door to door enquiries in the immediate area of the fires and we are reviewing CCTV footage. I would appeal to anyone who may have any private CCTV footage in these areas to get in touch with us if they have any footage which might help in this investigation. Likewise I am appealing to anyone who may have been driving in these areas to call us if they had a dash-cam fitted and working in their vehicle.
Anyone with any information which may help in this inquiry should call police at Aberdeen on the 101 number and quote the reference number 0951 of 22 December 2019. Callers who wish to pass on information and remain anonymous can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."
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