Two 16-year-old boys arrested by Police Scotland over fire at historic Stirling building

Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a fire at a historic building in Stirling.

Emergency services were called to the B-listed Langgarth House on St Ninian’s Road on Saturday just before 6pm to reports of a blaze.

The abandoned building dates back to 1897 and was formerly used as a council office but it has been empty for 15 years.

Police Scotland said no one was injured but added that extensive enquiries into the incident are ongoing.

A sad sight at the old Langgarth House at Old Viewforth, grateful to @fire_scot and @PoliceScotland in attendance keeping everyone safe. pic.twitter.com/x6TEdCmt3z
— Alyn Smith MP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 (@AlynSmith) March 30, 2024

Stirling MP Alyn Smith tweeted that the fire is a “sad sight”, while local MSP Evelyn Tweed said it was “terrible” to see the “once beautiful” building on fire.

The council has been trying to sell the building in recent years.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident 2951 of March 30.

Officers from Stirling Council attended with emergency services on Saturday and would ask people to stay away & respect the safety cordon around Langgarth House.
As this is now the subject of a live police investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage. https://t.co/OMoWEytZGk
— Stirling Council (@StirlingCouncil) March 31, 2024

Stirling Council said: “Officers from Stirling Council attended with emergency services on Saturday and would ask people to stay away and respect the safety cordon around Langgarth House.

“As this is now the subject of a live police investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.”