Fire crews battle blaze after car deliberately driven into Fairways Business Park in Inverness and set alight

Fire crews battled a blaze at a business park in the Highlands overnight after a car was deliberately driven into a premises before being set alight.

Shortly after midnight on Sunday, a Skoda Octavia car was driven into the premises at Fairways Business Park in Inverness.

The premises and car were then set alight which caused significant damage.

Emergency services attended and the fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Enquiries are ongoing and the fire is being treated as wilful. There were no reports of any injuries.

Police said a man wearing dark clothing and a balaclava was seen running away from the direction of the business park towards Walter Scott Drive.

Officers are looking to speak to anyone with any information and are particularly keen to trace the occupants of a white pick up truck, which was seen in the area around the time of the incident.

Fairways Business Park in Inverness has been sealed off while investigations take place. STV News

Detective inspector Christopher Macleod said: “This was a reckless act and it is imperative that we find the person responsible.

“Extensive enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time, or who has dashcam or other footage, to contact police.

“I’d also ask anyone in the area to contact us if they saw either of these vehicles in the area at the time of the incident.

“Think back, did you see anything suspicious?

“Anyone with information or dashcam footage should contact 101, quoting reference 0032 of March 9. Alternatively, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 and give the information anonymously.”

SFRS has been contacted for comment.