Edinburgh fire: Firefighters battle to bring huge fire at flat in South Bridge under control

Traffic was diverted as six fire crews tackled city centre blaze
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Firefighters battled a fire in an Edinburgh city centre flat on Saturday evening.

Pictures showed a first-floor flat on South Bridge covered in smoke just before 6.30pm.

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Six crews were sent to the scene, and several roads in the area were closed and traffic was diverted.

Firefighters are battling a huge blaze on South Bridge in Edinburgh city centre on Saturday evening. Photo: Annabelle Gauntlett.Firefighters are battling a huge blaze on South Bridge in Edinburgh city centre on Saturday evening. Photo: Annabelle Gauntlett.
Firefighters are battling a huge blaze on South Bridge in Edinburgh city centre on Saturday evening. Photo: Annabelle Gauntlett.

No injuries have been reported so far and the cause of the fire is unknown.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said: “We were alerted at 6.29pm on June 3 of a flat fire on South Bridge.

“Operations control mobilised six pumping appliances to a fire in a first-floor flat of a five-storey building. Crews remain in attendance.”