A SEVEN-year-old girl was among three people four people requiring treatment after a wilful fire .

Police are hunting the firebugs who targeted a house in Milton Terrace, Hamilton around 11.45pm on Sunday January 13.

Firefighters extinguished the fire and two men aged 40 and 46, one woman aged 30 and one 7-year-old girl were treated at the scene by paramedics for smoke inhalation.

Following a joint investigation with SFRS, the fire is being treated as suspicious.

Detective Constable John Law at Cambuslang CID said:

“Thankfully no-one was seriously injured as a result of this cowardly act and it is vital that we trace the person or persons responsible.”

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 3879.