Man rescued from fire at Medwin House in Sighthill

A man was rescued from a fire in a sixth floor flat at Medwin House in Sighthill on Sunday night.

Around 33 firefighters attended the scene and four of them entered the building wearing breathing gear.

A spokeswoman from the Scottih fire and Rescure Service said: “We received a call at 9.33pm about a fire at a sixth-floor flat in a kitchen.

“Four breathing apparatus and a high pressure hose reel were used.

“A male casualty was led to safety, given oxygen at the scene and taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary to be treated for smoke inhalation.”