Suspicious fire in Dumbarton under investigation
Police were made aware of the fire around 12.40am when the fire service were in attendance at a fire in Risk Street at the Covid Test Centre. No-one was injured and the fire was extinguished.
There is no impact on the services provided at the Test Centre.
Subsequent enquiries carried out by officers have established the fire was a deliberate act. Around 12.20am, an item was thrown at a canopy causing it to catch fire.
Detective Constable Thomas O’Donnell said: “We are in the process of reviewing CCTV footage from the area and the surrounding area as I’m confident it will provide useful information on the suspect and the incident. However, I would like to appeal to anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious to contact us.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0262 of 1 January. Alternatively, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where you can give your information anonymously.