A man has been arrested in connection with a suspicious fatal fire.
Emergency services were called to the property in St Catherine’s Square in Perth at around 9.45pm on Sunday.
Two appliances attended the incident, with a spokesman for the force describing the blaze as “substantial”.
Police Scotland can confirm that a 36 year old man has been arrested in connection with a fire at St Catherine’s Square in Perth yesterday. Enquiries are continuing. pic.twitter.com/2JnuWJSYEl
— Perth&KinrossPolice (@PerthKinPolice) November 19, 2018
People were evacuated from the building and one man was treated by paramedics at the scene but died.
No-one else was injured.
Police Scotland has now announced a 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
