A fire has broken out on Nicolson Square in Edinburgh on Monday morning after a concerned person spotted the smoke from a few streets away.
The worried resident was walking along East Preston Street when she spotted the dark smoke billowing into the sky in the capital, and wrote on Twitter: "Looks like a big fire somewhere in town #Edinburgh."
The photographs depict thick, dark smoke billowing out from behind the Surgeon's Hall Museum in Edinburgh, sparking concern.
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The passer-by was unsure as to where the fire had originated, stating that the smoke was "quite dark", and that she couldn't place where it was coming from.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson confirmed that the fire was not within a building but rather inside Nicolson Square itself.
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The spokesperson said: "We are currently in attendance at a small fire on Nicolson Square in Edinburgh."
This is a breaking news story and we'll bring you more on this as we have it.
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