Householders in Fort William were evacuated during the night after a house was deliberately set on fire.
Crews were tasked to Wallace Place, a residential street, shortly before 1am to reports of a dwelling fire.
Neighbouring properties were evacuated as a precaution as firefighters spent seven hours battling the blaze.
An investigation has now been launched by police who are treating the incident as wilful.
Luckily, there were no reported injuries.
Seven-hour battle to save Fort William property
SFRS were made aware of the blaze at 12.40am this morning.
Four appliances from Fort William, Kinlochleven and Fort Augustus attended.
Two hose reel jets and two main jets were in full operation as crews worked to dampen down the flames.
Personnel also deployed breathing apparatus, small tools and ground monitors.
The stop message was received at 7.14am, with crews leaving the scene a short time ago.
Investigation launched into wildful blaze
An investigation is now underway as the force works to piece together the events leading up to the fire.
Officers are appealing to locals to check their dashcam and CCTV footage to assist with their inquiries and urging anyone with information to come forward.
Detective Inspector Andy Bilton said: “Fortunately, no one was injured, but this is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
“We are asking anyone with information that could help with our investigation to get in touch, especially if you saw anything suspicious.
“Please also check private CCTV and dash-cam if you were driving in the area to see if anything has been captured that could assist officers.”
Police can be contacted on 101, quoting incident number 0140 of Friday, April, 25.
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