Over 60 firefighters tackled a blaze at the former Royal Victoria Hospital yesterday evening.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) responded to a call at 4.17pm and the incident was upgraded to a level three with nine crews and pumping appliances now in attendance.
The hospital was closed in 2012 when a new unit opened at the nearby Western General Hospital.
A SFRS spokeswoman said: “We are currently in attendance at the former Royal Victoria Hospital.
“Six appliances are dealing with the incident in the roof area of the building.”
The smoke was visible for many hours from a distance away :
Fire at Old Royal Victoria hospital seen from Carrick Knowe….. pic.twitter.com/baEwO3YwBd
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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.
