Police probe after vehicles set on fire at Fife industrial estate

Investigations are ongoing after a large number of vehicles were set on fire at a Kirkcaldy industrial estate.

Police are appealing for information following the fires at premises in the town’s Merchant Place on Friday, April 17.

Police are appealing for information after a large number of vehicles were set on fire in Kirkcaldy. (Picture: Submitted)

placeholder image — Police are appealing for information after a large number of vehicles were set on fire in Kirkcaldy. (Picture: Submitted)

Emergency services were alerted to the blaze in Mitchelston Industrial Estate at around 12.20am that morning and the fires were extinguished by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service colleagues.

Detective Sergeant Kevin McGuinness said: “Our investigation is ongoing into the deliberate damage caused to vehicles and machinery which has resulted in a significant financial loss.

"We would like to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of Mitchelston Industrial Estate, Kirkcaldy between 11.20pm and 11.55pm on Thursday, April 16 and may have seen someone, or people, acting suspiciously.”

Officers are asking anyone who has CCTV footage of the area, or dashcam footage from the area at the time in question to get in touch immediately.

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland by calling 101 quoting incident number 0057 of April 17, 2026. Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be maintained.