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Edinburgh Live
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Kris Gourlay

Fire breaks out at Edinburgh tower block as emergency crews race to the scene

Emergency services rushed to a high-rise tower block in Edinburgh on Sunday night following reports of a fire.

Firefighters and paramedics rushed to Hailesland Park, Wester Hailes, around 9.30pm following a fire within the tower block. Dramatic images from the scene show the area cordoned off with multiple fire engines in attendance.

The SFRS confirmed that four appliances, as well as a height vehicle, were mobilised to the scene. They added there were no casualties as a result of the blaze.

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One eye witness reported two incident response units from the Scottish Ambulance Service also present at the scene, as well as police assisting their emergency service partners.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 8.52pm on Sunday, 12 February to reports of a fire affecting a high rise building at Hailesland Park, Edinburgh.

"Operations Control mobilised four appliances and a height vehicle to the scene to make the area safe.

"There were no reported casualties."

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