A teenager has been charged in connection with a fire in a toilet at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent four appliances to the scene just before 9pm on Tuesday.
Some patients were evacuated but no injuries have been reported.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.45pm on Tuesday, 16 May, officers received a report of a fire at a hospital in Kirkcaldy.
“A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection and enquiries are ongoing.”
Fire in ground-floor toilet
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were in attendance at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
“We were mobilised at 8.47pm to the alarm sounding and our standard response for that premises is four pumps and a height unit.
“There was a fire in a ground-floor toilet and crews extinguished it.
“We were away from the premises by 11.15pm.”
In a statement, a spokesperson for NHS Fife said: “Last night the male public toilet near the main entrance to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy was wilfully set alight around 9pm.
Patients evacuated
“The fire service attended and dealt with the fire swiftly, managing to contain it to the toilet area.
“There was, however, a significant amount of smoke and the accident and emergency observation ward had to be evacuated as a precaution.
“No patients or staff were injured during the incident and the accident and emergency observation ward was reinstated around 10.45pm with patients returning to the area.
“The toilet area is currently cordoned off and NHS Fife is working with Police Scotland and aiding them with their investigation.
“NHS Fife would like to thank our staff and blue light colleagues for their swift action to contain this fire, helping to ensure the safety of our patients and colleagues on site last night and minimise the damage caused.”
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