Three people suffer smoke inhalation after fire started at door of Dunfermline property

Three people suffered smoke inhalation after a fire was started at the front door of a Dunfermline property.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) received the call at around 4.50am on Tuesday.

Crews from Dunfermline and Lochgelly attended, and remained on the scene for around 40 minutes.

Police say the fire is being treated as suspicious.

A spokesperson for the SFRS said: “We were in attendance at a front door fire in Dunfermline at Adamson Crescent.

“Three appliances attended, two from Dunfermline and one from Lochgelly.

“We got the call at 4.49am and the stop call came in at 5.33am.

“Three casualties suffered slight smoke inhalation.”

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Around 4.45am on Tuesday, police were called to the Adamson Crescent area of Dunfermline, following a report of the front door of a property being on fire.

“The fire was extinguished by SFRS and is being treated as suspicious.

“Inquiries are ongoing.”