Cops have issued an appeal for information about a pensioner who vanished four days ago.
20.09.2022 - 18:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Residents in a Scots apartment block say they are "living in fear" after multiple fires were started in their stairwell.
Emergency services scrambled to Hyvot Park in Gilmerton, Edinburgh, after incidents happened on both Saturday and Sunday night. Images showed communal areas of the flats left burnt out following the fires, with residents saying that they have been left "scared for their lives".
The aftermath has left the whole building black with smoke after furniture and doors were targeted by firebugs. One horrified local told Edinburgh Live a bag was tied to the door of their OAP neighbour and set alight, with smoke travelling all the way to their flat on the top floor.
She said: "A second attempt was made on Sunday night to start a fire at my 83-year-old neighbour's flat. Thankfully she is okay but we've all been up throughout the night scared.
"Right now I'm living in fear. Night one someone chose to set fire to a couch left in the stair and our flat became an inferno, with the damage in the stair being unbelievable. On Sunday night, a second incident occurred with my neighbour's door being set on fire, all of the PVC doors in the building have melted and there's shattered glass everywhere.
"The smoke and heat all travelled up to the top floor so our ceiling and door is just black, with wires hanging everywhere as the plastic coverings have all melted. If I'm coming up the stairs in the dark, I need the torch on my phone as all the lights are out.
"We don't know who is doing this or why, but all of us are terrified and the psychological damage of it means I'm kept awake at night and constantly checking the door when I hear a noise. I've requested a move and I know one of my neighbours has already left as it's not
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