TER 2014_01_04 Thistle Street Fire - 17

The Fire Service are launching an investigation following a fire which broke out in a shower room of a property on Comely Bank Road around  1.30am this morning.

Building control inspectors attended the scene and two adults and two children were checked over by paramedics.

None required hospital treatment.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “The fire started in the shower room of a two-storey property, spreading into the roof space.

“Firefighters worked with one line of hose, one hose and four breathing apparatus.

“There was extensive fire damage to the roof space and water damage to the remainder of the property. Two adults and two children were checked over as a precautionary measure.”

 

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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.