Huge blaze at Watsonian Football Club in Edinburgh

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Watsonian Football Club

An investigation is under way into the cause of a large blaze at a school sports pavilion in Edinburgh.

Firefighters were called to Watsonian Football Club on Myreside Road just before 09:30.

Fire officials said the first floor of the two-storey building was well alight when they arrived on the scene.

Myreside Road is closed in both directions from Colinton Road to Meadowspot. Firefighters are still at the scene.

Myreside Road, Edinburgh

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "We were alerted at 09:23 on Wednesday to reports of a fire on Myreside Road, Edinburgh.

"Operations Control mobilised six appliances and a height appliance to the scene, where crews were met with a well-developed fire on the first floor of a two-storey building within Watsonian Football Club."

Watsonian Football ClubImage source, Jarlath Flynn
Myreside Road, Edinburgh

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