Fire crews have rushed to the scene of a flat blaze on a busy residential street in Leith as neighbours bailed from their flat block.
Six appliances including a high reach ladder were scrambled to Spey Terrace shortly after 10pm on Sunday evening to respond to a fire in a high rise block of flats.
Up to 30 firefighters responded after panicked calls from locals who saw smoke billowing from the building, with locals quickly rushing out of the nine-floor block.
Scottish Fire and Rescue (SFRS) staff confirmed crews were still tackling the blaze more than an hour after it was first reported at 10:19pm.
Ambulance crews have also responded to the incident to treat one person for smoke inhalation.
Eyewitnesses described a scene of chaos as residents fled the building.
One said: "I came out of my flat and I saw firefighters running up the stairs in masks pointing downwards so I just headed that way."
Bystanders watched on as firefighters leapt into action, unfurling hoses as smoke billowed from the block.
One witness said he though the fire had started in a third floor flat.
"I think the guy is away but I could hear a dog barking," he said.
An SFRS spokesperson said: "Six appliances have responded an incident on Spey Terrace.
"We are continuing our operation."
