Police probe whether fire attack linked to gang feud

The house in Pitcairn Grove was targeted in the fire attack on Thursday morning

Officers are investigating whether a deliberate fire at a house in Edinburgh is linked to an ongoing gang feud in the city.

The property on Pitcairn Grove in the Craiglockhart area was targeted on Thursday morning.

Two fire engines and a height appliance were sent to the scene at about 01:45 to extinguish the flames.

Police Scotland said the attack was being treated as "wilful" and are considering whether it was linked to a number of instances of fire-raising and the discharge of firearms at several locations in the city, said to involve two groups "targeting each other".

Fire crews left the scene at about 02:57 and no-one was injured, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said.

A series of firebomb attacks have taken place as part of the escalating feud between the rival gangs in recent weeks.

The front door was set alight in the incident

A number of properties were set alight in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas in March, while shots were fired at two others in Niddrie and Pilton.

The attacks have spread to Glasgow and other parts of the west since the beginning of April, with at least 11 properties targeted.

Police Scotland have said the incidents are thought to be targeted attacks and are being treated as linked.

A number of arrests have been made and the force has promised more are imminent.