A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a fire at a derelict property in Arbroath.
Emergency services were called to the scene just before 1am on Wednesday.
Fire crews spent around 90 minutes tackling the blaze in an empty property on Keptie Street.
No one was hurt.
‘Faint smell of smoke’ after Arbroath fire
One onlooker said: “Police have been stationed both in front of the old Stop4Shop store on the corner and next to the cordon on Gowan Street.
“They have been positioned there for a considerable amount of time. One officer seemed to be taking statements on Gowan Street.
“There is a faint smell of smoke and, as you walk past the cordon, you can see that there has been damage to a property behind Keptie Street.
“The area is fairly quiet, with businesses operating as normal.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.15am on Wednesday, we were called to a report of a fire at a premises on Keptie Street, Arbroath.
“Emergency services attended and the fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
“A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and inquiries are ongoing.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 12.50am on Wednesday to reports of a fire within a derelict building in Arbroath.
“Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances to the town’s Keptie Street, where firefighters extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene.
“There were no casualties.”
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