Fire crews rush to West Lothian industrial estate after report of ‘several cars on fire’

Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart
Published 18th Dec 2023, 12:56 BST
Updated 18th Dec 2023, 13:15 BST
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Police said the fire was extinguished and is not being treated as wilful

Fire crews rushed to an industrial estate in West Lothian to extinguish a number of cars that were on fire.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent six water pumps to a salvage yard on Redmill Industrial Estate, Whitburn, at 4.47pm on Sunday.

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An SFRS spokesperson said there were “several cars on fire”. They added: “We got the call at 16:47. The is at the salvage yard in Redmill Industrial estate.”

Fire crews extinguished a number of cars that were on fire at Redmill Industrial Estate in Whitburn on Sunday.Fire crews extinguished a number of cars that were on fire at Redmill Industrial Estate in Whitburn on Sunday.
Fire crews extinguished a number of cars that were on fire at Redmill Industrial Estate in Whitburn on Sunday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.10pm on Sunday, 17 December, 2023, officers received a report of a fire at a premises at an industrial estate in Whitburn.

“The fire was extinguished and is not being treated as wilful.”