{"id":421800,"date":"2025-09-13T19:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/421800\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T19:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:06:19","slug":"car-torched-on-quiet-residential-edinburgh-street-as-police-launch-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/421800\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Car torched&#8217; on quiet residential Edinburgh street as police launch probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A car fire is being treated as &#8216;wilful&#8217; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">police<\/a> as they launch an investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shocked residents reported the incident to Police Scotland shortly after midnight on Saturday September 13 on Telford Drive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both firefighters and officers raced to the scene in order to contain the blaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/edinburgh-tragedy-body-56-old-140250323.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh tragedy as body of 56-year-old man found in residential property;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh tragedy as body of 56-year-old man found in residential property<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/edinburgh-emergency-services-descend-capital-125358427.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh emergency services descend on capital street in ongoing incident;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh emergency services descend on capital street in ongoing incident<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At this time the incident is understood not to be connected with the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:gangland feud;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">gangland feud<\/a> which has seen several businesses, vehicles and homes targeted by wilful fire raising.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAround 12.20am on Saturday, 13 September, 2025, police received a report of a car fire on Telford Drive, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>Join<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/DBFongo3zQS6P8RfPA1ryO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh Live&#039;s Whatsapp Community here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">  <b> Edinburgh Live&#8217;s Whatsapp Community here <\/b> <\/a> <b>and get the latest news sent<\/b> <b>straight to your messages.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b> <b>Sign up for<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=52589817-5145-4bda-812c-35c36c95fb08&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh Live newsletters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> <b> Edinburgh Live newsletters <\/b> <\/a> <b>for more headlines straight to your inbox<\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A car fire is being treated as &#8216;wilful&#8217; by police as they launch an investigation. 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