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50-year-old woman charged after fire at Dundee flat

Firefighters and police were called to Laing Place in Stobswell on Tuesday.

Police at the fire on Laing Place. Image: James Simpson/DC Thomson
Police at the fire on Laing Place. Image: James Simpson/DC Thomson

A 50-year-old woman has been charged after a fire at a flat in Dundee.

Emergency services were called to Laing Place in Stobswell just before 10am on Tuesday.

Footage seen by The Courier showed smoke billowing from a first-floor property operated by Hillcrest.

Residents in neighbouring properties were evacuated as crews tackled the blaze.

Firefighters at the scene. Image: Louise Sarah

The woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital for medical attention, however, she did not suffer any serious injuries and has now been charged.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 9.50am on Tuesday to a report of a fire at a property on Laing Place in Dundee.

“Emergency services attended and the fire was put out by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

“No one was injured.

“A 50-year-old woman has been charged in connection and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.”