Edinburgh fire crews rush to Pentland Hills to tackle overnight blaze on 100 by 200 metres patch of gorse land
Edinburgh fire crews rushed to a fire last night on a 100 by 200 metres patch of gorse land at the Pentland Hills.
The fire service was alerted at 10.19pm on Thursday, February 26, with fire crews extinguishing the hillside fire and leaving the site at 12.30am this morning.
There were no reported injuries following the gorse fire on the large patch of land at the Pentland Hills, south of Edinburgh.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 10.19pm on Thursday, February 26 to reports of a fire in the open affecting a hillside in the Pentlands, south of Edinburgh.
"The fire impacted an area of gorse approximately 100 by 200 metres which was contained and self-extinguished overnight.
"Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances and all-terrain vehicles to the scene, where crews monitored the area until 12.30am. There were no reported casualties."