Ten people in hospital after fire breaks out in block of flats in Edinburgh

Ten people have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Edinburgh.

Three fire appliances and a height vehicle were sent to the three-storey building at Niddrie Mill Crescent at around 6.35pm on Wednesday.

Four ambulances and three special operations response teams were sent to the scene and ten people were transferred to the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh.

Their current conditions are unknown.

Fire crews left the scene at around 10.17pm after ensuring the area was safe.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted 6.35pm on Wednesday, November 6, to reports of a dwelling fire at Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh.

The fire broke out at an address on Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh STV News

“Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances and one height vehicle and firefighters extinguished a fire affecting a ground floor flat within a three-storey block of flats.

“A number of casualties were in the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service and received treatment at the scene.”

Police Scotland said an investigation into the cause of the blaze was under way.

A spokesperson force said: “Around 6.40pm on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 we were called to a fire at a block of flats in Niddrie Mill Crescent in Edinburgh.

“Officers remain at the scene and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 6.37pm on Wednesday, November 6, to attend an incident on Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh.

“We dispatched multiple resources to the scene, including four ambulances and three special operations response teams (SORT). We transported 10 patients to Royal Infirmary Edinburgh.”