Fire crews rush to Rockstar North building after early morning incident

Barclay House on Holyrood Road, the home of games development company Rockstar North, was taped off after fire crews were called to an incident at around 5am.

It is understood that multiple fire appliances attended after the alarm was raised. Experts assessed the building on Holyrood Road for any risk of structural collapse but none was identified.

A spokesman for the video games company told the PA: “Early Monday morning, there was a malfunction in one of the heating boilers at Rockstar North.

“Many thanks to those that reached out with concern, and also to the police and fire crews who were on scene quickly to assess the situation – please know that everyone is well and our studio remains open and operational.”

Fire crews rushed to the Rockstar North building in Edinburgh after an early morning incident.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 5.02am on Monday, 19 January to attend an incident on Holyrood Road, Edinburgh.

“Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances and specialist resources to the scene, where firefighters worked to secure structural damage at a commercial building.

“There were no reported casualties and crews left the scene at 9.21am.”

Rockstar North are best known for their work on the Grand Theft Auto series of video games.