Emergency services attended the scene of a fire in Musselburgh which was reported shortly after midnight.
Officers urged the public to avoid the Station Road area and also asked residents to keep doors and windows closed,
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.30am on Tuesday, 11 March, 2025, we were made aware of a fire at a premises on Station Road in Musselburgh.
“Emergency services are at the scene and the public is urged to avoid the area.
“Local residents and businesses should keep windows and doors closed.
“A number of roads have also been closed from the Newhailes Road Roundabout to Inveresk Road. Drivers and pedestrians are urged to avoid the area.”
Police Scotland have been approached for an update when the roads re-open.
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.
