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Five firefighters taken to hospital after Jenners fire
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has advised that five of their colleagues were taken to hospital today and one is in a...
Gorse fire on Calton Hill on Sunday
A fire which appears to have started in the area being the access road to the top of Calton Hill took hold of bushes...
Damage to Earth in Common’s huts caused by vandals
Vandals caused around £2,000 of damage to the hut owned by charity, Earth in Common this weekend.
Chief Executive, Evie Murray, explained to us...
Take care in the country – fire danger highlighted
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Scottish Natural Heritage have both offered timely advice to help anyone visiting the countryside (or the Braids...
Stay away from Glencorse says Fire Service
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been dealing with a wild fire near Glencorse Reservoir near Penicuik since earlier this afternoon.
Edinburgh Operations Control received a...
Fire at Dundee Street flat this morning
Two residents of a flat in Dundee Street got a rude awakening in the early hours this morning when a fire was discovered.
Crews from...
Woman dies after Western General fire
Firefighters dealt with a fire and evacuation of patients from the Royal Victoria Building in the Western General Hospital in the early hours of this...
Kitchen fire in Blackthorn Court
Firefighters were called to a small fire in a kitchen at a house in Blackthorn Court this morning just after 9:00am.
Crews from Marionville and Crewe Toll...
Chip pan fire in Viewforth
A chip pan fire in the early hours of this morning left a man with slight burns on his hands.
The man was taken to...
Fatal Fire in Gordon Street
A man has died in a fire which broke out in a flat in Gordon Street yesterday afternoon.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was...
Be careful with camp fires this Easter
Over £40 Million goes up in smoke each year due to outdoor fires, many of which result from careless or irresponsible behaviour, with the...
Edinburgh Napier University – further update
An Edinburgh Napier spokesperson said: “We were forced to close our Merchiston Campus today following a small fire which we believe was caused by...
Fire at Edinburgh Napier Merchiston Campus
Students were evacuated from Merchiston Campus today as a fire spread through the building at Edinburgh Napier University, on Colinton Road at 10.55 am today....
Kirkliston blaze now under control
Fire crews from Sighthill, Crewe Toll and South Queensferry were called to piles of rubbish on fire in a field near Hallyards Farm House...
Fire at Granary in Leith
A fire was reported last night about 7:00pm and required assistance from about 30 firefighters at the height of the blaze.
The first photo came...
VIDEO – many affected by Corstorphine Community Centre fire
The Community Centre on Kirk Loan has been greatly damaged by fire this week. We spoke to the local councillor Frank Ross who will...
Car fire in photos
A car on fire in Thistle Street caused an amount of interest from passers-by. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and put the...
Albion Road fire – woman identified
A 50-year-old woman who died after a fire in a flat in Edinburgh on Sunday morning has been named locally as Audrey Johnstone.
Firefighters were...
Restalrig Road fire claims one victim
A 37-year-old man has died after being rescued by firefighters from a fire in a block of flats at Restalrig Road in Edinburgh in...
Major Fire in London Road
The air in the city centre was so thick with smoke around 5.30 this evening that The Reporter met people coming out of offices...
Elderly woman treated after microwave goes on fire
A 95-year-old woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a microwave went on fire in her Edinburgh home yesterday evening.
Firefighters were called to a...
Woman dies after fire in Restalrig
A woman has died after a fire in a high-rise flat in Edinburgh today.
Firefighters were called to Nisbet Court in Restalrig at 10.43 am...
Woman evacuated from flat fire
A 38-year-old woman needed to be given oxygen for smoke inhalation after a serious fire in the bedroom of her flat in Livingston, West...
Fatality in Dundee Terrace fire on Wednesday evening
A woman has died after a serious flat fire in Edinburgh on Wednesday evening. This was the second fatality in twelve hours, following the...
Man dies in house fire today
A man has died after a fire in Edinburgh this morning.
Around 40 firefighters tackled the blaze at Powderhall Rigg in Edinburgh today. Fire Control received...
Fire in Portobello this morning
A man has been taken to hospital with severe smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in his Edinburgh home.
Fire crews were called to...
Deliberate stair fire in Granton
A man and a woman had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a suspected deliberate stair fire in Edinburgh yesterday afternoon. Two engines from...
Suspicious fire in Captain’s Drive
Police in Edinburgh can confirm that they are treating a fire that broke out in a block of flats in the south of the...
House fire in East Craigs
UPDATED AT 14.27
Neighbours had to be evacuated by the fire and rescue service in the early hours of this morning after a house fire...
Man dies in Royal Infirmary following fire
A 45-year-old man has died after a fire in a property in Dunbar, East Lothian this morning.
Fifteen firefighters on appliances from Dunbar, Haddington and...
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