West Lothian fire: Blaze at Broxburn's Xcite Swimming Pool captured on video by locals

Fire crews attended a large blaze at a swimming pool in Broxburn yesterday evening, with locals capturing the fire on video.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 6.28pm on Saturday, March 23, to attend the fire at Xcite Broxburn Swimming Pool at East Main Street in the West Lothian town.

Six fire engines attended, with one crew still on the scene dampening down the fire this morning at 9.30am, Sunday, March 24. There were no casualties reported. At the height of the blaze smoke could be seen from Newbridge.

Broxburn's Main Street was closed yesterday evening as fire crews tackled the blaze and Police Scotland advised members of the public to stay away from the area while the firefighters carried out their work. At around 8am on Sunday, 24 March, the road was partially re-opened.

Detective Constable Chris Watson said: “Fortunately no one was injured but this was a reckless act by those responsible for this fire that could have harmed them or others.

“The fire is being treated as wilful and we are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances.

“We are asking anyone with information that could assist with our investigation to get in touch. If you saw anything suspicious or know who may have been responsible then let us know.

“In addition, if you have private CCTV footage that could help then call us, and if you were driving in the area around the time of this fire please check your dash-cam to see if there is anything that might be useful to officers.”

Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2843 of Saturday, 24 March, 2024, or make a call anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Xcite Broxburn Swimming Pool was recently closed to the public, with West Lothian Council putting the site up for sale.