Firefighters rescued four workmen from the roof of a property in Seaview Terrace this afternoon and led them to safety.
At 2.42pm several 999 calls were received informing emergency services of a building fire and as a result of the call, a number of fire appliances from Marionville, McDonald Road, Tollcross and Sighthill fire stations were mobilised to the address.
The first fire appliance arrived within minutes and crews were faced with a developing fire within in the roof and first floor of a mid terraced house. The Incident Commander immediately requested additional resources, which resulted in a further fire appliances being mobilised to the scene from Newcraighall, Liberton and Dunfermline fire stations.
Firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus sets, fought the fire using main jets and a high pressure hosel reel with the hydraulic platform.
No one has been hurt in this incident.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
