West Lothian school fire cause being investigated after playground equipment and windows damaged
School to re-open as normal tomorrow despite damage
Windows and playground equipment have been damaged after a blaze ripped through a West Lothian primary school.
The fire broke out at Murrayfield Primary School in Blackburn on Saturday evening at around 7pm.
West Lothian Council said no one was hurt in the blaze fire. It added that the cause of the fire was being investigated by Police Scotland.
Despite the destruction of some playground equipment and four windows being cracked in the nursery block due to the intensity of the flames, the school will re-open as normal tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19, after a bank holiday today, Monday, May 18.
A council spokesman said the school playground will be cleaned up and the windows replaced.
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A spokesperson for West Lothian Council said: “Thankfully nobody was hurt and the damage is limited to the destruction of some playground equipment and four windows in the nursery block that have cracked due to the intensity of the flames.
“The playground will have to be cleaned up and the windows replaced, but there is no internal smoke damage and the school will re-open as normal tomorrow. Fire crews were in attendance and the cause of the fire is being investigated.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 7.17pm on Saturday, 16 May, to reports of a fire affecting a wooden play hut at Murrayfield Primary School in Blackburn.
“Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances, and the fire was extinguished. There were no reported casualties, and crews left the area after ensuring it was safe.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We have been made aware of a fire in Catherine Terrace, Blackburn on Saturday, May 16. Officers will gather more information and establish the circumstances.”