{"id":57274,"date":"2025-06-22T14:03:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T14:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/man-arrested-over-fire-at-former-perth-primary-school\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T14:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T14:03:35","slug":"man-arrested-over-fire-at-former-perth-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/man-arrested-over-fire-at-former-perth-primary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested over fire at former Perth primary school"},"content":{"rendered":"


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One eyewitness described seeing a ‘tornado of fire and smoke’ coming from the roof of the building<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A teenager has been arrested over a fire at a former primary school in Perth.<\/p>\n

An eyewitness described seeing a “tornado of fire and smoke” at the old Balhousie Primary School building on Muirton Place shortly after midnight on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) dispatched six crews and two height appliances to the scene, with firefighters continuing to battle back the blaze into the early hours.<\/p>\n

An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with wilful fire-raising and was released pending further inquiries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Police Scotland said the fire was being treated as unexplained.<\/p>\n

Two crews and a height appliance remain on the scene on Sunday morning to carry out dampening down work, the SFRS said.<\/p>\n

There were not thought to be any casualties, but a number of properties were evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n

Residents have since been allowed to return home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fire crews were called to the former Balhousie Primary shortly after midnight on Sunday<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The owner of a local shop told BBC Scotland News: “I drove past at about 01:30 and the roof had collapsed.<\/p>\n

“There was a full fire-smoke tornado engulfing the building.<\/p>\n

“The flames began to subside about an hour later and the red glow was almost completely gone by about 03:30.”<\/p>\n

She added staff at a local garage had provided coffee and water to emergency responders, while a nearby branch of McDonald’s had handed out food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fire crews remained on the scene on Sunday morning to carry out dampening work<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Dunkeld Road, Balhousie Street and Muirton Place remain closed off and police are asking the public to avoid the area.<\/p>\n

Nearby residents were warned to keep their windows and doors closed due to smoke coming from the scene.<\/p>\n

Balhousie Primary School was closed in 2023 when pupils were moved to the new Riverside Primary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Police said inquiries into the fire were ongoing<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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