Edinburgh police respond to a vehicle fire on Gilmerton Road and say enquiries into cause are ongoing

Edinburgh police officers responded to reports of a bus fire in the Gilmerton area of Edinburgh at lunchtime today.

The incident happened at around 1.40pm at the corner of Gilmerton Road and Claverhouse Road. No-one was injured during the incident and the reasons for the fire are unknown at this stage. Edinburgh Travel News reported that the road was cleared shortly after 3pm.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 1.40pm on Wednesday, 22 November, we were made aware of a fire on a bus in the Gilmerton Road area of Edinburgh. The fire was put out and no one was injured. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”