Ten people have been taken to hospital after a blaze ripped through a flat in a Scots city last night.
Mercy crews were called to the ground-floor property on Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh, at around 6:30pm.
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Three fire appliances and a height vehicle were dispatched to the three-storey block.
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) said it dispatched “multiple resources” to the scene, including four ambulances and three special operation response teams.
It confirmed 10 people were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
An SAS spokesperson said: “We received a call at 6.37pm on Wednesday to attend an incident on Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh.
“We dispatched multiple resources to the scene, including four ambulances and three special operations response teams. We transported 10 patients to Royal Infirmary Edinburgh.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said three fire appliances and a “height vehicle” were mobilised to tackle the blaze, and the area was “made safe” by 10.17pm.
The spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 6.35pm on Wednesday to reports of a dwelling fire at Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh.
“Operations control mobilised three fire appliances and one height vehicle and firefighters extinguished a fire affecting a ground floor flat within a three-storey block of flats.
“A number of casualties were in the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service and received treatment at the scene.
“Crews left at 10.17pm after ensuring the area was made safe.”
Cops currently remain at the scene as enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
Images from the scene show dozens of firefighters and paramedics in attendance.
A section of the street was sealed off with police tape as crews battle the flames.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.40pm on Wednesday, 6 November, 2024 we were called to a fire at a block of flats in Niddrie Mill Crescent in Edinburgh.
“Officers remain at the scene and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
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