As reported in the Evening News, emergency services rushed to Royal Mile in Edinburgh’s Old Town after a blaze broke out in a branch of Starbucks on Tuesday afternoon.
Four fire engines and a height appliance attended and worked to extinguish the fire.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 2.11pm on Tuesday, 16 May to reports of a fire within a building on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
“Operations Control mobilised four fire appliances to the area, where firefighters extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene.”
A spokesperson for Starbucks said: “We can confirm that fire has been put out and all our partners (employees) are safe. We will reopen the store in coming days.”
There were no injuries as a result of the blaze – but as the pictures in our photo gallery show, the damage to the coffee shop is quite extensive.
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Take look through our picture gallery to see the damage done to the Starbucks coffee shop on the Royal Mile after Tuesday's fire. Photo: Third Party
1. Starbucks fire
Take look through our picture gallery to see the damage done to the Starbucks coffee shop on the Royal Mile after Tuesday's fire. Photo: Third Party
2. Starbucks fire
The damage to the outside of the coffee shop can be seen in this picture, with one passerby telling us there was still a strong smell of smoke at 9pm on Tuesday evening. Photo: Third Party
3. Starbucks fire
Debris could be seen piled up outside the coffee shop in the aftermath of the blaze. Photo: Third Party
4. Starbucks fire
The fire looks like it caused damage to the lower part of the coffee shop as well as the ground floor. Photo: Third Party