Police urges public to stay away from an old hospital in Dumfries after a fire outbreak

Police are urging the public to stay away from an old hospital building in Dumfries following a fire.

Police responded to reports of a fire outbreak on the roof of the old Nithbank Hospital on Bankend Road around 5:35pm on 9 October 2024.

Emergency crews discovered the fire had taken hold within the derelict building - there are no reported casualties.

Officials said firefighters were still at incident until around 8:30pm.

An SFRS spokesperson said: A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.35pm on Wednesday 9 October, 2024, we were called to a report of a fire at the derelict Nithbank Hospital, Dumfries."Enquiries are continuing into the cause of the fire which is currently being treated as wilful."

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