Firefighters rescue man from first floor flat in Gorgie

Firefighters rescued a man during a blaze at a block of flats in Gorgie last night. 

Emergency services were alerted to the fire at a first floor flat on Gorgie Park Close shortly after 8.15pm. 

Six fire appliances and supporting specialist vehicles were mobilised to the scene. 

The man suffered moderate smoke inhalation and received treatment at the scene by the Scottish Ambulance Service. 

A cat suffering from smoke inhalation was treated by firefighters using Smokey Paws kit.  

Crews left the scene around 1am after ensuring the area was made safe. 

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 8.17pm on Wednesday, 24 July, to reports of a fire within a block of flats on Gorgie Park Close, Edinburgh. 

“Six fire appliances and supporting specialist vehicles were mobilised to the scene where crews extinguished a fire within a first-floor flat of a four-storey building.  

“One male casualty was rescued from the building by firefighters. He suffered moderate smoke inhalation and received treatment at the scene by the Scottish Ambulance Service. 

“All other residents were evacuated from the building and no further casualties were reported.  

“A cat suffering from smoke inhalation was treated by firefighters using Smokey Paws kit. Crews left the scene around 1am after ensuring the area was made safe.”