Firefighters had bottles, bricks and rocks thrown at them as they tackled a deliberate fire on trees in Whitecross, near Linlithgow last night.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze around 19:50.
On arrival, the crew were confronted by a large number of youths who were ‘quite hostile’ toward them and Police were called to the scene for back up.
Following the incident, Linlithgow Fire Station tweeted: “Sadly, we came under attack last night by having bottles, bricks and rocks thrown at us as we tried to deal with a deliberately set.
“This is not acceptable! Thankfully we got quick assistance from @ForthValPolice. All crew were unharmed.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
