Police seek help after spate of deliberate fires in Aberdeen

Police in Aberdeen are appealing for information following a series of deliberate fires in the city.

The incidents, which involved bins being set alight, happened at Kingsford Primary School between 7.45pm and 8.40pm last Friday.

The fires were extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and no-one was injured in any of the incidents.

Constable Ewan Gault, from Hazlehead Community Policing Team, said: “Our enquiries are ongoing in relation to these incidents and we would encourage anyone who has seen or heard anything suspicious to contact police.

“The fires were started wilfully and had the potential to cause a large amount of damage in a short space of time.

“Anyone with any information which could assist with our investigation is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 3464 of 20 November. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.”