Investigation underway after fire at school sports pavilion

An investigation is under way into the cause of a large
blaze at a school sports pavilion owned by Watsonian Football Club on Myreside
Road.

Fire officials said the first floor of the two-storey
building was well alight when they arrived on the scene around 9.30am this
morning.

Myreside Road was closed in both directions from Colinton
Road to Meadowspot.

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.”