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| Girl dies after 'suspicious' fire | Girl dies after 'suspicious' fire |
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| A teenage girl has died in hospital after suffering severe burns in a "suspicious" fire at a flat in Angus. | A teenage girl has died in hospital after suffering severe burns in a "suspicious" fire at a flat in Angus. |
| Jessica McCagh, 17, died hours after the blaze in Arbroath at about 0430 BST, said Tayside Police. | |
| Police said the fire in the town's Bloomfield Road was being treated as suspicious and launched a joint investigation with the fire service. | Police said the fire in the town's Bloomfield Road was being treated as suspicious and launched a joint investigation with the fire service. |
| A teenage boy, also aged 17, was taken from the ground floor premises with superficial injuries. | A teenage boy, also aged 17, was taken from the ground floor premises with superficial injuries. |
| He was treated at hospital and later released. | He was treated at hospital and later released. |
| Firefighters put out the blaze soon after it was reported but the flat has been extensively damaged. | Firefighters put out the blaze soon after it was reported but the flat has been extensively damaged. |
| A disturbance in a nearby street is being linked by police to the fire, which forced the evacuation of the block. | A disturbance in a nearby street is being linked by police to the fire, which forced the evacuation of the block. |
| Officers have cordoned off the area to carry out an investigation. | Officers have cordoned off the area to carry out an investigation. |