Three teenage boys have been charged after a huge fire broke out on a Scots high street.
Officers have confirmed trio, all aged 13, have now been charged in connection with the blaze which broke out in Kirkcaldy, Fife, at around 7.25pm on Tuesday August 16.
Crews battled the fire for nearly nine hours as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service quickly scrambled nine appliances to the scene while police attended and sealed off the area.
Pictures taken from the scene showed several firefighters in attendance while a police car sat outside the derelict former WHSmith premises.
Further images taken later on showed a number of fire engines at the scene while smoke billowed out the back of the building.
Fire crews were finally able to leave the scene at around 4.10am the following morning after the area was made safe.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Following on from our appeal after a fire at a premises on the High Street, Kirkcaldy, that happened around 7.25pm on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, we can confirm that three male teenagers, all aged 13, have been charged in connection with the incident.
"A report has been sent to the Children’s Reporter."
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