Edinburgh's George Square taped off by police after debris falls from building during Storm Bram
A section of George Square in Edinburgh has been taped off by police after debris fell from a building during Storm Bram.
Police were called to the square, near The Meadows, at around 6.35pm on Tuesday, December 9, as the city was battered by high winds from Storm Bram.
A large section of the square was taped off at Crichton Street, and officers remain at the scene more than 12 hours later.
A witness said: “There’s quite a large part of the square taped off and there are a couple of police vehicles there. Pedestrians are being told to walk on to the other side of the road and there are some police and university staff standing guard at the cordon.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware around 6.35pm on Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 of debris falling from a building on George Square in Edinburgh. “No one was injured and an area has been cordoned off as a precaution.”
A yellow weather warning for wind was in place for Edinburgh yesterday, with residents warned of wind gusts of up to 55mph. The Met Office added that winds of up to 65mph could be possible in coastal areas.
The high winds brought traffic chaos to the city, with drivers on the M8 having faced severe delays on Tuesday evening, after a tree fell on to the motorway.