Thug starts fire at Auchinleck family's home as police say there could have been 'disastrous consequences'
Auchinleck.And cops insist there could have been "disastrous consequences" had the blaze took hold.The alarm was raised around 3am in the village's Beechwood Avenue which sits close to Auchinleck Talbot's Beechwood Park football ground.Police say the fire did not take hold and there was minimal damage to the property.Detective Constable Steven Grey from Kilmarnock CID said: “This was a deliberate attempt to set fire to a home, where there was a family asleep within, and there could have been disastrous consequences had it properly taken hold.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download