Watch: Firefighters rush to tackle flames in Edinburgh property

Residents said they could hear an explosion.

A fire has broken out in a property in the Capital after two cars were alight in an underground car park.

Firefighters were called to tackle the blaze in Anderson Place.

Police were also in attendance.

A passerby said: “I could hear the explosion in Leith.”

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said crews were called to the fire at about 6.15pm.

She said: “Two cars were alight in a car park underneath a property in Anderson Place.

“The fire is now out and crews have left the scene.”