Cops are hunting firebugs who deliberately torched the front door of a property.
Emergency crews raced to Keir Hardie Hill in Cumnock at around 5am yesterday morning after the alarm was raised.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended, and thankfully, no one was injured in the fire.
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Detective Constable Fraser Murray said: “The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
“We are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious at the time to get in touch.
“Please also check any private CCTV or dash-cam footage you might have to see if anything has been captured that could assist with our investigation.”
If you can help contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0737 of Sunday, 19 April, 2026, or make a call anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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