A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged in connection with a fire at a Poundland in Elgin last Friday.
Following reports of suspicious circumstances surrounding the Moray blaze, officers say they have now charged a boy in relation to the fire.
With the Poundland store seriously damaged, manager Gerry McAloon told The Northern Scot the sales floor is "a scene of total devastation".
He said at the time of the fire three staff members were cashing up.
When the fire broke out they had to escort a wheelchair user to safety.
The manager thanked his team for ensuring the customer managed to escape the building.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6.10pm on Friday, 12 August, 2022, officers were called to a report of a fire within a building on High Street, Elgin.
"A 15-year-old male youth has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
