Police charge 14-year-old boy in connection with fire at Gorgie City Farm

Police investigating a deliberate fire at Gorgie City Farm have arrested a teenager. 

The 14-year-old boy has been charged with wilful fireraising . 

Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 6.25pm on Wednesday, 24 July, 2024.  

No one was injured and officers say that their enquiries remain ongoing. 

A Police spokesperson said: “A 14-year-old male youth has been arrested and charged in connection with wilful fireraising in Edinburgh. 

“The incident happened at a stable at Gorgie City Farm, off Gorgie Road, in Edinburgh shortly after 6.25pm on Wednesday, 24 July, 2024.  

“No one was injured.  

“Enquiries remain ongoing.”