Police and emergency services were called to Clydebank Police Office shortly before 10am on Wednesday.

© HEMEDIA / SWNS Group

A woman is believed to have set herself on fire in a public waiting room at a police station in West Dunbartonshire.

Police and emergency services were called to Clydebank Police Office shortly before 10am on Wednesday.

STV News understands the woman suffered serious burn injuries while in the public waiting area of the station. She is in a critical condition at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and the police station, on Montrose Street, has been closed to the public.

The woman is believed to have suffered serious injuries in the incident and received treatment from paramedics before being taken to hospital.

No one else was injured or involved in the incident. Police confirmed inquiries into the incident are ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 9.55am on Wednesday, police were called to a report of a woman being injured within the public waiting area of Clydebank Police Office.

"No one else was injured in the incident. Emergency service are currently at the scene and inquiries are continuing.

"Due to the ongoing incident the front counter at Clydebank Police Office has been closed to the public until further notice."

Mark Sutherland © HEMEDIA / SWNS Group

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