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| A child has been thrown to safety after fire broke out in a flat in West Lothian in the early hours of Friday. | A child has been thrown to safety after fire broke out in a flat in West Lothian in the early hours of Friday. |
| It is understood the blaze broke out in a rubbish bin area in Glendevon Park in Winchburgh, near Broxburn. | It is understood the blaze broke out in a rubbish bin area in Glendevon Park in Winchburgh, near Broxburn. |
| The emergency services were alerted just before 0100 GMT and a family brought to safety a short time later. | The emergency services were alerted just before 0100 GMT and a family brought to safety a short time later. |
| Fire officers said emergency operators successfully instructed the family on how to safely escape the flat. Police said no one needed hospital treatment. | Fire officers said emergency operators successfully instructed the family on how to safely escape the flat. Police said no one needed hospital treatment. |
| A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said the fire was in the stairwell's bin store. | |
| He said: "We are treating this incident very seriously. This was a totally irresponsible thing for anyone to do that could have resulted in tragic circumstances. | |
| "We would appeal to anyone that knows who is responsible for setting the fires or to anyone who saw anyone acting suspiciously to contact the police". |