Emergency services, including police, the ambulance service and at least 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a block of flats on Gunnet Court in Muirhouse last night. 

The call was received shortly before 11pm and a number of properties were evacuated.

There were no reported injuries and police said their enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We received reports of a fire at a flat on Gunnet Court at Muirhouse View, at 22.50 hours on Thursday, June 20.  

“We mobilised five appliances and a height vehicle. 

“The fire on a third floor flat was extinguished and the last appliances left the scene at 2am.  

Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service were also in attendance.” 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.55pm on Thursday, 19 June, 2025, officers received a report of a fire at a property on Muirhouse View, Edinburgh.

“There were no reported injuries. A number of properties were evacuated, and residents have now returned.

“Enquiries into the cause of the fire are ongoing.”

A spokesperson from the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 23:01 on Thursday 19 June to attend an incident on Gunnet Court, Edinburgh.

“We dispatched four special operations response teams (SORT) and two paramedic response units (PRU).”