A fire at a block of flats in Edinburgh forced 19 people to flee and take refuge in temporary accommodation early on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were alerted to the dwelling fire on Edinburgh’s Torrance Park at around 1.40am.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service dispatched six appliances and a height appliance to extinguish the flames.
The block was evacuated and residents were given shelter while a structural assessment of the building was carried out.
Videos of the scene shows smoke billowing from the second floor window. The area is also taped off with emergency services standing close to the flat block.
Fire crews left the street at around 4.17am after making the area safe.
SuppliedA Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.40am on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, emergency services attended a report of fire at a block of flats in Torrance Park, Edinburgh.
“SFRS extinguished the fire and there were no reports of anyone injured.
“All residents within the flats were evacuated and 19 people have been accommodated elsewhere until the building has been structurally assessed.
“The fire is not being treated as suspicious.”
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