Huge Fire in Kilmarnock 🔥Bonmarché, |4K | East Ayrshire Council |Scotland | United Kingdom 🚒

Описание: A second 12-year-old boy has been arrested and charged over a large fire in Kilmarnock.

It tore through several shops on Sandbed Street in the centre of the town on Monday and led to the partial collapse of a building. There were no reported injuries.

Another 12-year-old boy had already been arrested and charged on Thursday.

Both are due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court at a later date.

Police Scotland said two 11-year-old boys had also been spoken to in connection with the fire and that reports would be submitted to relevant authorities.

East Ayrshire had a population of 122,100 at the 2011 census, making it the 16th most populous local authority in Scotland. Spanning a geographical area of 1,262 km2 (487 sq mi), East Ayrshire is the 14th-largest local authority in Scotland in terms of geographical area. The majority of the population of East Ayrshire live within and surrounding the main town, Kilmarnock.

Bonmarché is a British clothing retailer founded by Singh Chima in 1982. Since April 2019, the retailer has been owned by The Edinburgh Woollen Mill.
The clothing retailer had over 380 stores nationwide, employed over 4,000 people and was the United Kingdom's largest budget fashion retailer selling womenswear in a wide range of sizes – especially clothing proportioned specifically for larger sized individuals.