Emergency services called to flat block after smoke bomb set off

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service dispatched five appliances to a high rise flat block.

Emergency services called to Dunfermline flat block after smoke bomb set offFife Jammers Locations

Emergency services were called to a Fife flat block on Sunday after a smoke bomb was set off inside.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service dispatched five appliances to a high rise flat block on Broomhead Drive in Dunfermline following reports of a pyrotechnic being lit.

Crews spent 20 minutes at the scene before leaving the area.

There were no reported injuries following the incident. 

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “We received a call from police at 3.12pm.

“It wasn’t a fire – it was a smoke bomb.

“We had five appliances in attendance from Lochgelly, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy, including a height appliance.

“We vented the property and the stop message came in at 3.34pm.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At 3.10pm on Sunday, 9 February, 2025, officers were called to a property at Broomhead Drive, Dunfermline after reports of a smoke device being put through a letterbox.

“There were no reported injuries and no damage to the property.

“Enquiries are ongoing and officers are following a positive line of enquiry.”

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