FIRE has ravaged a pigeon club’s home in Elphinstone, leaving it “completely gutted”.
The blaze – which police have confirmed is being treated as “wilful” – on Monday morning has left the Traprain Homing Society homeless just days before the new season gets underway – though, thankfully, there were no pigeons in the building at the time.
Club president Tom McLeod, who lives in the village, received a call on Monday morning highlighting the damage and was on scene as firefighters dampened the blaze.
He told the Courier: “I’m devastated, to be honest.
“You just start running through your mind what caused it.”