‘Devastated’ resident left homeless as fire tears through top-floor flat

A man has been lef t “devastated” after fire ripped through his home.

Fire crews raced to Court Street North in Dundee shortly before 4pm on Monday after the blaze broke out in the topfloor flat.

Tenant Ryan Rosscraig was not at home when the fire engulfed his living room – but he has now been left homeless.

He said the room had been “destroyed” in the fire, as he tried to salvage some of his belongings which were strewn in the front garden.

The 37- year- old said: “I’m absolutely devastated. I was out all day and came home to this.

“Electrical goods and clothes which were in the living room have been badly damaged.

“It appears the fire happened in the centre of the living room.”

Firefighters remained at the scene for more than an hour while police closed off the street from the Clepington Road and Sandeman Street junctions.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed no one had been in the property at the time of the incident.

As he surveyed the extent of the damage afterwards, Ryan said he had no idea where he was going to stay.

He added: “I actually have no immediate family to turn to. It looks like I could be staying at the Lily Walker Centre.

“I have a friend who lives in the same block but his property was damaged by the water that was used to tackle the blaze.

“I’m thankful no one was hurt in the incident.”

A fire service spokesperson said: “Officers wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet and one main jet to extinguish the fire before crews stood down at 4.57pm.”

Emergency crews at the scene, left, and the aftermath.