Police say house blaze was wilful fire-raising

A house fire in West Dunbartonshire in which a woman was critically injured is being treated as wilful fire-raising, police have said.

Emergency services were called to the blaze in Redburn, Alexandria, at about 12:30am on Tuesday.

A 44-year-old woman was taken to Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, Renfrewshire, in a critical condition. A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “Following a joint investigation between police and fire services, the incident is now being treated as wilful.”

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