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Laura Ferguson

Paisley car fire being treated as wilful following police probe

A car blaze that occurred on a Paisley street in the early hours of this morning is being treated as wilful by police.

Emergency services were called to the scene at Burnfoot Crescent at around 12.50am on Saturday, May 11.

On arrival, a blue Skoda Roomster car which was parked in the driveway of a house in Burnfoot Crescent and several wheelie bins were found to be on fire.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fires and a joint investigation was carried out between police and fire service, resulting in the fires now being treated as wilful.

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Police are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Detective Sergeant David Tomlinson at Paisley CID said: "We believe that one of the wheelie bins was deliberately set on fire which in turn spread to other bins and also a car parked in the driveway.

"Thankfully no-one was injured on this occasion nevertheless setting fires deliberately is extremely reckless and dangerous and it is vital that we trace the person or persons responsible."

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Anyone with information is asked to contact police at Paisley via telephone number 101 quoting incident number 0194 of 11 May 2019.

Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to remain anonymous.

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