Firefighters spent 10-hours tackling a large wildfire on Arthur’s Seat at the weekend.

Six fire appliances attended the scene around 1.40pm on Sunday after  smoke could be seen rising above the peak.

Around 30 officers attended with firefighters using water backpacks to tackle the flames and one casualty suffered a leg injury.

Crews left the scene at 11.30pm on Sunday.

A spokesman said: “The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 1.40pm on Sunday to reports of a large area of grass on fire near Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh.

“Operations control mobilised six fire engines to the scene.

“One casualty, suffering from a suspected leg injury, was assisted to a place of safety before they were transferred into the care of paramedics.”

 

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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.