Two cars have been torched outside a home on a Dundee street which police are treating as wilful. Emergency services raced to Gourdie Street in Charleston after the alarm was raised at around 2am on Monday.
Fire crews sent two appliances to the scene as the blaze quickly took hold of the vehicles. Fighters battled the inferno for nearly two hours, and a picture taken from the scene later that day showed the extent of the damage.
Both cars could be seen burnt out, completely destroyed by the blaze. Police say they are treated the fires as wilful and their enquiries are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.05am on Monday, January 13, 2025, we were made aware of two cars being on fire in the Gourdie Street area of Dundee. Officers attended to assist the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the fire was extinguished. There were no injuries. The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called to two cars on fire on Gourdie Street at 1.55am. Two appliances were dispatched from Macalpine Road fire station. Fire crews dealt with two vehicles on fire before stopping at 3.41am.”
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