Police look to catch Aberdeen fire vandals

Grampian Police in Aberdeen have condemned vandals who set fire to the door of a property on Elphinstone Road Monday night.

The fire, which caused extensive damage to the university building in Old Aberdeen, began at around 8.30pm and fire crews were called to the scene.

The police investigating the incident are now appealing for witnesses or anyone who saw anything suspicious to come forward in relation to the arson attack.

PC Kenny Scott, who is on the Tillydrone Local Policing Team, said:

“This was senseless and dangerous act of willful fire-raising which could have endangered life. We are appealing to the local community to assist us with identifying the people responsible.”

Grampian Fire and Rescue Service eventually put out the dangerous blaze which had spread through the building but fortunately nobody was reported to have been hurt.

The cost of the damage to the property is not yet known.

This situation may have ended without anyone getting hurt but arson is becoming a more common occurrence in the UK so it is important to consider the fire alarm systems and prevention measures put in place in a property to protect its inhabitants. As well as this, training courses are available to train people in fire safety.