Emergency services are currently in attendance after strong gusts of winds ripped the ‘roof’ off a block of Edinburgh flats.
It is understood that at least two vehicles on Iona Street have been hit by the building material which came from a property on the nearby Leith Walk.
One eye witness told how Police Scotland officers and fire crews are still trying to determine exactly how many flats are affected.
He told how two cars were struck by the ‘thick tar covered material’ as it below down the road.
Fire crews, police and an ambulance were called to the scene shortly before 1pm on Tuesday.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they are in attendance.
A spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 12.59pm on Tuesday, February 23 to reports of a building collapse at Leith Walk, Edinburgh.
“Operations Control mobilised three appliances and three specialist resource units to the scene where parts of a roof from a four-storey tenement building had fallen onto Iona Street.
“Firefighters remain on the scene as they work to make the area safe."
A Police Scotland spokeswoman added: “Around 12:55pm on Tuesday 23 February 2021, police received a report a piece of roof had blown off a building in Iona Street, Edinburgh.
“There are no reports of any injuries however a number of vehicles have been damaged.
“Emergency services remain on the scene and the road is currently closed.”
