An investigation has been launched after a petrol station was deliberately set on fire.

Detectives are now on the hunt for the dangerous firebug, who targeted the BP station in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, on Tuesday.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Stockiemuir Road at around 12.10am, where they found the building to be extensively damaged.

Police said the fire had not yet spread to the petrol pumps.

Following a joint investigation between police and fire services, the incident is now being treated as wilful.

Detective constable Craig Paterson said: "This was a dangerous and reckless incident and thankfully emergency services were able to attend to the fire quickly to stop it spreading to the petrol pumps area.

"From enquiries carried out so far it appears that several vehicles passed by the scene around the time of the incident, and the suspect will have been in full view at the rear of the building.

"I would appeal to anyone who was in the area just after midnight on Tuesday and may have noticed any persons acting suspicious, or anything at all out of the ordinary, to please get in touch.

"In particular I would ask any motorists with dashcams who were near to the petrol station to check their footage in case they have captured anything which could be of significance to our enquiries."