on fire

The nursery rhyme that goes “Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, your house is on fire, your children are gone” cruelly repeated in my head.

An abandoned police truck stationed outside the gates was set on fire.

These early season burns - predominantly grass, heath and shrub fires - have created great strain on fire services, but their ecological impacts can be complicated.

The unrest began on 2 March after a car was set on fire in Edinburgh's Parrotshot area near The Jewel.

Last year, petrol bombers attacked journalists and set a number of vehicles on fire.