Probe launched after Sheriff Court set alight during early hours

Detectives are treating the incident as deliberate and an investigation is ongoing.

Probe launched after Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court deliberately set on fire during early hoursFife Jammer Locations

An investigation has been launched after a fire was deliberately set at a Sheriff Court in Fife in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Emergency services were called to Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on the town’s Whytescauseway at around 4.50am following reports of a door on fire.

The blaze appears to have been extinguished, however, a police cordon is still in place.

Detectives are treating the incident as wilful and an investigation is still ongoing.

The door appears to be charred after it was set alight.Fife Jammer Locations

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.50am on Thursday, February 6, 2025, police were made aware of a door on fire at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, Whytescauseway, Kirkcaldy.

“The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.”

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 4.48am on Thursday, February 6 to reports of a building on fire at Town Square, Kirkcaldy.

“Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances and one height vehicle and firefighters extinguished a fire affecting a doorway of a three-storey building.

“There were no reported casualties and crews left after ensuring the area was made safe.”

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