A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a fire at Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh.
Firefighters raced to the scene to extinguish the blaze that took place around 6.25pm on Wednesday, July 24.
Officers have said that nobody was injured and that an investigation into the incident is being carried out.
Very concerned to hear about a fire at Gorgie Farm. I've been down to view from the outside, and it looks to me to have impacted the old stables building where the sheep lived, but not further on, or the older building. I'm asking for urgent details from officers about any… pic.twitter.com/ZgKfLIZ4sb
— Cllr Dan Heap (@CllrDanHeap) July 24, 2024
In a post on social media, Police Scotland Edinburgh said: “A 14-year-old male youth has been arrested and charged in connection with wilful fireraising in Edinburgh.
“The incident happened at a stable at Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh shortly after 6.25pm on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. No one was injured.”
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