Fire tears through Edinburgh flat as residents evacuated and street sealed off
Police, the ambulance service and at least 25 firefighters responded to the incident at a block of flats on Gunnet Court, Muirhouse.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received the call shortly before 11pm on Thursday night, June 19, and mobilised five pump appliances and a height vehicle.
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Terrifying images from the scene show a firefighter battling orange flames coming from a 3rd floor flat as black smoke can be seen billowing from the building.
The height vehicle was used to extinguish the blaze as the firefighter could be seen spraying water into the flat while being elevated by the appliance while the whole apartment was engulfed in flames.
The area, including Muirhouse View, was taped off by emergency services as several police cars could also be seen.
It is understood residents were evacuated as a group of people could be seen standing behind a cordon watching on.
The SFRS confirmed hero firefighters battled the blaze for three hours as they left at around 2am on Friday, June 20.
A 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."
It is currently not known if there were any casualties. The Scottish Ambulance Service was approached for comment.
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