Edinburgh fire crews rush to Muirhouse block of flats to tackle ‘well-developed’ blaze

At around 11pm on Thursday, June 19, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent six appliances to Gunnet Court in Muirhouse to attend a ‘well-developed fire’. The SFRS confirmed there were six casualties who required a ‘precautionary check-up’ but no one required hospital treatment.

Edinburgh fire crews were called to Gunnet Court in Muirhouse at around 11pm on Thursday, June 19 | Kevin B/ Wikimedia Commons Google Maps

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A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 10.50pm on Thursday, 19 June to reports of a fire within a block of flats in Edinburgh.

"Operations Control mobilised six appliances to the city's Gunnet Court, where firefighters worked to extinguish a well-developed fire.

"Crews extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene.

"Six casualties received a precautionary check-up by Scottish Ambulance Service personnel but did not require to attend hospital.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 11:01 on Thursday 19 June to attend an incident on Gunnet Court, Edinburgh. We dispatched four special operations response teams (SORT) and two paramedic response units (PRU).”