Dundee Dundee city centre bins set alight in late night firebug attack By Alasdair Clark August 31 2022, 9:48pm August 31 2022, 9:48pm Share Dundee city centre bins set alight in late night firebug attack Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/3650302/dundee-bins-set-alight-firebug-attack/ Copy Link Firefighters are on scene Several bins in Dundee city centre have been set alight in a late night firebug attack outside the Overgate. A video seen by The Courier shows two bins outside the Overgate Shopping Centre on fire. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson confirmed one appliance was sent to the scene as fire crews dealt with the incident. A similar incident was reported earlier on Wednesday in Brown Street after bins outside a fitness centre were set on fire. It comes after strike action by refuse workers left piles of overflowing rubbish in the city, with pick ups cancelled as a result of a nationwide pay dispute. Another bin set on fire in Brown Street As well as kerbside collections, public waste bins across Dundee and Angus have also gone unemptied. The industrial action will come to an end on Wednesday, with collections due to restart for several days before a second round of strikes starting September 6.
