Underpass torched by firebugs in East Kilbride

The Queensway tunnel, between the Murray and Churchill Avenue area of the town centre, was set alight in the early hours of Saturday, June 25, leaving the underpass black with soot.

The vandalism is the latest in a spate of incidents across the town including two wilful fires at the derelict Whitehills Farm in the space of a week, two separate blocks of flats in Greenhills earlier this month, at burnt-out residential properties in Whitelee and at the former Acorn Park Care Home which has since been demolished.

The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Police are treating the incidents as wilful fireraising. A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 2.36am on Saturday, June 15, to reports of refuse on fire at an underpass between the Murray and Churchill Avenue areas of East Kilbride. “Firefighters left after ensuring the area was made safe.”

Two teens, aged 13, were charged in relation to the Whitehills Farm incident on June 12 and were released on an undertaking to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court later this month. And did you know Lanarkshire Live had its own app? Download yours for free here.

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