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Teenager charged following Dumfries former convent fire

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Emergency services were called out to the fire in Dumfries in the early hours of 9 August

A teenager has been arrested and charged following a fire at a former convent in Dumfries.

Emergency services were called out to the incident on the town's Maxwell Street in the early hours of 9 August.

A short Police Scotland statement confirmed that a 19-year-old had now been arrested and charged.

It added that a report would be submitted to the procurator fiscal and he was expected to appear in court at a later date.

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