An investigation is underway to establish the cause of a fire in Citadel Court on Admiralty Street Leith.
Residents were evacuated from the tower block after a fire broke out in a stairwell around 10pm on Monday night.
Six people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Around 20 firefighters tackled the blaze.
A fire service spokeswoman said: “An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way.”
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.