AN investigation has been launched after a fire was deliberately started in Paisley yesterday afternoon.
A crew from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) was called to Incle Street at around 2.25pm.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before anyone was injured.
Police confirmed they are treating the incident as wilful fireraising.
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A spokesperson said: "Around 2.30pm on Wednesday, 26 April, 2023 we were made aware of a fire near Incle Street, Paisley.
"There were no reports of injuries and it was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
"The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances."
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A spokesperson for the SFRS added: "We were alerted at 2.23pm on Wednesday, 26 April to reports of a fire in the open behind a commercial premises on Incle Street, Paisley.
"Operations Control mobilised two appliances to the scene where firefighters extinguished a fire at the rear of the building.
"There were no reported casualties."
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