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Police investigate second deliberate fire in Tain

Police investigate second deliberate fire in Tain

BBC News14-07-2025
Police are investigating a second deliberate fire on the Mansfield Estate in Tain in the Highlands in a matter of days.Emergency services were called to the residential area on Sunday at about 02:50 and put out the blaze.The incident follows a deliberate property fire on the same housing estate last week. On both occasions, nobody was injured.Officers said they were "keeping an open mind" on whether the two fires are linked. They have appealed for information about three men who were seen in the area at the time of the incident on Sunday.
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