Fearless Gym in Musselburgh, East Lothian, was forced to shut following an inferno earlier this week which destroyed a warehouse next door.

A gym which had only just opened has been forced to close following a devastating blaze which destroyed a nearby storage warehouse.

Fearless Gym in Musselburgh, East Lothian, was forced to shut its doors in the aftermath of the inferno after only opening in February, Edinburgh Live reports.

We told earlier this week how fire crews worked tirelessly through the night to battle the blaze at a storage warehouse in Musselburgh which broke out at around 12.30am on Tuesday, March 11.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service raced to the building on Eskmills Road, dispatching nine appliances which saw around 45 firefighters at the scene. Pictures from the height of the fire showed flames ripping through the warehouse.

Images of the aftermath taken later on Tuesday morning showed the warehouse reduced to a hollowed-out shell, with most of its roof and internal structure completely gone.

Once the inferno was extinguished it left behind the charred remains of a historic building at the business park home to a number of businesses, including the newly opened Fearless Gym.

The gym is situated directly next door to the warehouse and was forced to close until Monday, March 17.

Gym owner Mark Jenkins posted on social media to thank members and the emergency services for their support in getting the new business back on its feet.

He wrote: “Fearless is back open from Monday 17th March. After barely four weeks of being open in our new unit, we didn’t expect to have to close our doors so abruptly due to the fire in the unit next door to us.

“We are very grateful for the support of our clients and members, the kind messages we have received and @eskmills_uk for working hard on our behalf. Thank you to everyone who helped to get us back open and back on our feet.

“Back to the graft team! Please come in and see us, have a look around, join up, try some SGPT, buy a day pass… whatever it may be. Doors back open from Monday. See you all soon!”

Police enquiries into the blaze are ongoing.