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.

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."

Image source, Jarlath Flynn

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