Edinburgh house fire on Christmas Day being 'treated as wilful' by police

Shortly after 6.30pm on December 25, emergency services attened the incident at Stevenson Drive in the Stenhouse area of the city. No causalities have been reported.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received reports of a ‘dwelling fire’ at 6.41pm and were able to extinguish the blaze. Fire crews mobilised three appliances and one height appliance before leaving the scene at 8.25pm.

Emergency services were called to a reports of a house fire in Stevenson Drive, Edinburgh at around 6.40pm on Christmas Day. Police are treating the incident as 'wilful' | Google Maps

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.45pm on Thursday, December 25, officers received a report of a fire at a property on Stevenson Drive, Edinburgh.

“The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.”