Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at a golf course in West Lothian.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews were called out to Uphall Golf Club at 1.35am on Saturday, where they were met with a “well-developed fire”.
A spokesman for the service confirmed that 10 appliances were sent to tackle the blaze.
Fire crews put out the blaze and the last appliances left the scene at 3.10pm.
An SFRS spokesman said: “We were alerted at 1.35am on Saturday February 6 to reports of a building fire in Uphall, West Lothian.
“Operations control mobilised 10 fire appliances to the scene at Uphall Golf Club, where firefighters were met by a well-developed fire.”
BREAKING NEWS:
— Martin Dempster (@DempsterMartin) February 6, 2021
Uphall Golf Club clubhouse badly damaged by a fire in the early hours of this morning....story to follow@ScotsmanSport @edinburghsport @TheScotsman @edinburghpaper pic.twitter.com/GUfCdap9GB
There were no reports of any casualties.
The golf club took to social media to urge members to stay away, saying: "Members please stay away from the area - we will update you as soon as we know more. Most important thing is everyone needs to be safe."
We are currently in attendance at a large fire at Uphall Golf Club in West Lothian.
— Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (@fire_scot) February 6, 2021
Firefighters are working to extinguish the well developed fire after being alerted at 1.35am this morning.
There are no reported casualties but local houses are asked to keep windows closed.
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