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Sarah Vesty

Cops cordon off Scots street after blaze engulfs double garage in Edinburgh

Police have cordoned off a street in Edinburgh after being called to an early morning garage blaze.

The alarm was raised at around 2.31am on Friday after a parking structure near a house on Moredun Dykes Road was engulfed in flames.

Police enquiries into the source of the blaze remain ongoing (Supplied)

Three fire crews raced to the scene with a specialist height appliance drafted in to help tackle the blaze.

No injuries have been reported however a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fire has been launched.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers attended at Moredun Dykes Road in Edinburgh at around 3.35am on Friday, 25 June, 2021 following reports of a fire at a double garage.

“Enquiries are ongoing."

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “We were alerted at 2.41am on Friday, June 25 to reports of a dwelling fire at Moredun Dykes Road, Edinburgh.

“Operations Control mobilised three appliances and one aerial rescue pump and firefighters extinguished a fire affecting a double garage.

“There were no reported casualties and crews left after ensuring the area was made safe.”

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