Dundas Street fire: Watch fire crews extinguish Edinburgh car blaze
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A video of the scene shows the fire service extinguishing the car fire while onlookers watch from a distance.
In the video, as the fire crew spray the car with water, grey smoke billows out of the vehicle.
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Hide AdThe incident happened at around 3.30pm yesterday on Dundas Street.
The car was parked on the street.
A witness, who saw one fire engine rushing to the scene, said: “I saw it burning from where I was working.
"There was a car on fire at the side of the road. It looked like it had been parked.
"One fire engine arrived as I was approaching and they put it out pretty quickly – within 60 to 90 seconds. There was lots of smoke as they were putting it out."
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been contacted for comment.