Number of posts : 1299 Registration date : 2007-04-28
Subject: Fire at Straiton Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:24 pm
One of my kids came home last night and told me that there was a big fire at Straiton but she couldn't tell where it was. I couldn't see out of the bus windows this morning as it was dark and they were steamed up. Does anyone know what happened?
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Number of posts : 1299 Registration date : 2007-04-28
Subject: Re: Fire at Straiton Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:03 pm
Okay, on my way home I saw that the vacant houses near the turn-off for Loanhead at Straiton look badly burned, so that answers my question. There was also something on the STV news but I just heard the tail end of it.
SamTyler
Number of posts : 989 Registration date : 2008-03-17
Subject: Re: Fire at Straiton Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:36 pm
This might get the owners (ie: Straiton Park lot) to do something with the site and make it look a bit better. If they demolished them all (and the Callyr Inn too) the whole place would look a lot better and would be much safer too.
sybil
Number of posts : 191 Age : 93 Registration date : 2009-06-17
Subject: Re: Fire at Straiton Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:28 pm
so wis it a derlict flat in edinburh or a row o cotages at straton then ? the dinnae seem to ken
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Number of posts : 1299 Registration date : 2007-04-28
Subject: Re: Fire at Straiton Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:22 pm
It was the at least one of the derelict row of cottages at straiton. If you look closely from the bus you can see the charred windows through the trees.
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Subject: Re: Fire at Straiton Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:23 pm
The cottages have now been fenced off. Maybe Peel(Owners of straition) will finally start construction of their department store as the properties now need demolished anyway.
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