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Historic mine workings to blame for Fife burn turning bright orange © Supplied by Barbara Boyd Historic mine workings caused the water in two burns near St Andrews to turn orange, experts have confirmed. Mystery surrounded the contamination source last month when locals and visitors alike were alarmed to see both the Claremont Burn and Kinness Burn coloured bright orange – giving rise to some calling the latter the ‘Irn-Bru’ burn. Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) officers investigated the pollution incident, took samples, and carried out analysis at their laboratories in N...

Share Some locals have since renamed transformed the Kinness Burn, the 'Irn Bru Burn' due to the colour being similar to the famous fizzy drink Others say resembles the chocolate river in Willie Wonka and Chocolate Factory film after photographs and video of the strange phenomenon were posted on social media. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has since been alerted and are to despatch an inspection team to determine the cause of the problem, as well as whether the contamination poses a risk to wildlife and the environment. It is thought to be the result of water from histori...

Driver has lucky escape as car crashes off St Andrews road and lands in burn Updated: February 11, 2021, 4:58 pm © Supplied by Margaret Jack A driver had a lucky escape after a car crashed off a St Andrews street before landing on its roof in a burn. Police were called to the incident on Kinnessburn Road on Thursday at about 11.50am. Nobody was injured in the crash. It is the second dramatic incident at the Kinness Burn in St Andrews this year. The road has been closed and the car is due to be recovered. A police spokeswoman said: “Around 11.50am on Thursday, February 11, we received a rep...