Edinburgh fire crews attend car fire in Salamander Street with buses diverted until further notice
Fire crews are in attendance at a busy Edinburgh road following reports of a vehicle fire this morning.
Shortly before 12pm on Wednesday, September 3, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) were called to Salamander Street where they remain in attendance. It is unknown if there are any casualties.
At 12.10pm, Edinburgh Travel News reported: “Salamander Street is blocked while SFRS attend an incident.”
A SFRS spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a car alight in Salamander Street in Edinburgh at 11.57am on Wednesday, September 3. One appliance was mobilised from McDonald Road and we are still in attendance.”
Lothian Buses has advised that service 34 will be diverted until further notice.
The bus operator said service 34 northbound is unable to serve Links Gardens, Salamander Place, Salamander Street and Bernard Street and are instead diverted via East Hermitage Place, Duke Street, Great Junction Street and North Junction Street.
Service 34 heading southbound is unable to serve Bernard Street, Salamander Street, Salamander Place and Links Gardens and are instead diverted via The Shore, Henderson Street, Duke Street, East Hermitage Place southbound only until further notice.
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