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| Teenage girl suffers severe burns | Teenage girl suffers severe burns |
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| Police believe a fire in Arbroath which left a teenage girl with "life-threatening" injuries may have been started deliberately. | |
| The 17-year-old was taken to Ninewells Hospital with severe burns after the blaze which caused extensive damage to a flat in Bloomfield Road at 0430 BST. | The 17-year-old was taken to Ninewells Hospital with severe burns after the blaze which caused extensive damage to a flat in Bloomfield Road at 0430 BST. |
| A 17-year-old male, who was also in the ground floor flat, suffered minor injuries. | A 17-year-old male, who was also in the ground floor flat, suffered minor injuries. |
| Tayside Police said they were treating the incident as "suspicious". | Tayside Police said they were treating the incident as "suspicious". |
| The block of flats was evacuated to allow police investigations to be carried out. | The block of flats was evacuated to allow police investigations to be carried out. |
| Det Insp Iain Wales, who is in charge of the investigation, said: ''Enquiries are at an early stage but this is clearly a serious incident. | Det Insp Iain Wales, who is in charge of the investigation, said: ''Enquiries are at an early stage but this is clearly a serious incident. |
| "We are aware of a disturbance occurring in nearby Newton Avenue a short time before the fire and we are looking at this as part of our investigation. | "We are aware of a disturbance occurring in nearby Newton Avenue a short time before the fire and we are looking at this as part of our investigation. |
| "As such I would appeal to anyone who was in the area during Friday night into Saturday morning who may have information that could assist enquiries to call Tayside Police immediately.'' | "As such I would appeal to anyone who was in the area during Friday night into Saturday morning who may have information that could assist enquiries to call Tayside Police immediately.'' |