Buckie Flat was deliberately set on fire, according to police.

Police Scotland have said a Fire at a ground-floor flat on Low Street in Buckie was being treated as wilful fire-raising.

The fire was reported to Emergency services early Saturday morning.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said that 13 firefighters and two fire engines - from Cullen and Buckie - were sent to tackle the flames.

She said: "We were called at 2.02am and the stop message came in at 2.42am.

"There were two appliances at the scene.

"Firefighters entered the flat using breathing and a thermal camera and extinguished the fire using a hose reel.

"The fire was located in a ground floor residential flat. There was one male casualty who was taken to hospital.

Sergeant Stephen Carmichael said:

"Following a joint investigation involving Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, we are treating this as a suspicious incident.

"I would appeal for anyone who was in the area at the time in question and saw anything to contact police as a matter of urgency.

" Likewise anyone with any information at all should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 if you would like to remain anonymous."