The number of deliberate fires in the Capital has seen a dramatic rise, as the city found itself in the midst of a ‘gang war’.

New figures released by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service show that between April and June this year, 412 fires were found to be intentionally started – up from 259 between January and March.

In March, the gang war in Edinburgh picked up steam, leading to several deliberate fire attacks.

Several homes and businesses were set alight, including a beauty salon linked to gang leader Mark Richardson’s partner.

And as the months have gone on, more fires have been raised, including in taxis and at a cab office in Gorgie in separate incidents.

The figures come from the annual Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s Edinburgh division scrutiny report, which will be revie

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