A hero dad has spoken of the moment he saved his wife and disabled son from a blaze after a masked arsonist targeted their home in Renfrew.
The Hendry family were all in bed asleep when their house was deliberately torched.
Father Brian, 48, says he only moments to save his wife and son after they were awoken by their smoke alarm.
Brian told the Sun of the moment wife Nicola opened the bedroom door and shouted ‘fire’.
He said: “I ran out and the whole hall was orange. I managed to run out with my wife then went back in for my son who, of course, never heard anything. My dog Taz bolted inside so I had to go in a third time and get him before running through the flames around the door.
“I ended up with a burned arm but other than that, I’m OK.”
The blaze started at around 3.10am at the house in Renfrew's Western Park Gate.
Officers are treating the 'targeted attack' as attempted murder and have called for any witnesses to come forward.
Detective Inspector Neil Martin from Paisley CID said: “This was a targeted attack that has been frightening for the occupiers of the house, luckily nobody was seriously injured.
“We are appealing to anyone who has any information on this incident or any CCTV images to contact us via 101 quoting reference number 0738 of 23 May 21."
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