CIRCUMSTANCES OF SHED FIRE SUSPICIOUS – KELLOHOLM

Police Scotland is carrying out investigations into a fire which appears to have started in a shed at a house in Scott Street in Kelloholm in the early hours of Tuesday 15 August 2017. Just after 0100 hours a passer-by noticed the blaze and raised the alarm and the fire was extinguished by the Fire and Rescue Service. The shed was destroyed and damage has been caused to the nearby house.

Constable Alan Steel at Sanquhar said “we understand the householder was not at home at the time of this fire. We are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the area around Scott Street in the early hours of this morning. Anyone with any information which might help us in this enquiry is asked to call us at Sanquhar on the 101 number.”

ENDS

Graeme Wellburn
15.08.17