A house fire that left a woman fighting for her life is being treated as an attempted murder.

The blaze happened in a property at Redburn in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, at 12.30am on Tuesday.

A 44-year-old woman was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley in a critical condition.

The fire was deliberate and police are treating the blaze as an attempted murder following an investigation.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Enquiries are continuing."