Fire crews battling huge grass fire in Musselburgh called to another blaze just 10 minutes later
Firefighters were battling a huge ‘grass fire’ in East Lothian just minutes before crews were called to another blaze nearby.
Dramatic photographs show the fire front advancing across a field in Musselburgh. The images show plumes of black smoke over the area, near Clark Avenue, which has been engulfed in orange flames.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said six appliances were sent to the scene of ‘a large area of grass on fire’ at 8.10pm. And just 10 minutes later, crews were called to another blaze near Smith Wynd in Tranent.
An SFRS spokesman said the Musselburgh fire has now been extinguished, and that one appliance is still on the scene in Tranent. He added that no one was injured in either incident.
He said: “Members of the public no longer need to alert our Operations Control room about these fires.”