Edinburgh fire sends 10 casualties to hospital after horror blaze breaks out at block of flats

Dozens of exigency crews attended the country astatine Niddrie Mill Crescent successful Edinburgh which saw firefighters enactment for astir 4 hours to tackle the blaze and marque the country safe

Ten radical person been hospitalised aft a fire broke retired astatine a artifact of flats successful Edinburgh connected Wednesday evening.

Dozens of exigency crews attended the country which saw firefighters enactment for astir 4 hours to tackle the blaze and marque the country safe.

Ambulance officials said 10 radical had been taken to infirmary pursuing the terrifying incident. The Scottish Ambulance Service said they had been taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, but determination is nary connection connected their existent condition.

The occurrence broke retired successful the ground-floor level of a artifact successful the city’s Niddrie Mill Crescent with exigency services arriving connected the country astatine astir 6.35pm.

The streets were lined with a swarm of occurrence engines and ambulances arsenic occurrence crews worked for hours to bring the blaze nether control, Edinburgh Live reports. Four ambulances and 3 peculiar operations effect teams were called arsenic good arsenic 3 occurrence appliances and 1 tallness vehicle, exigency services said.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were determination until 10.17pm portion constabulary remained astatine the country making enquiries into the incident, the unit confirmed.

The Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a telephone astatine 6.37pm connected Wednesday November 6 to be an incidental connected Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh. We dispatched aggregate resources to the scene, including 4 ambulances and 3 peculiar operations effect teams (SORT). We transported 10 patients to Royal Infirmary Edinburgh.”

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted 6.35pm connected Wednesday to reports of a dwelling occurrence astatine Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh."

“Operations Control mobilised 3 occurrence appliances and 1 tallness conveyance and firefighters extinguished a occurrence affecting a crushed level level wrong a three-storey artifact of flats.

“A fig of casualties were successful the attraction of the Scottish Ambulance Service and received attraction astatine the scene. Crews near astatine 10.17pm aft ensuring the country was made safe.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6.40pm connected Wednesday, November 6, 2024 we were called to a occurrence astatine a artifact of flats successful Niddrie Mill Crescent successful Edinburgh. Officers stay astatine the country and enquiries are ongoing to found the afloat circumstances."

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were determination until 10.17pm portion constabulary stay astatine the country making enquiries into the incident, the unit confirmed.

The Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a telephone astatine 6.37pm connected Wednesday November 6 to be an incidental connected Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh. We dispatched aggregate resources to the scene, including 4 ambulances and 3 peculiar operations effect teams (SORT). We transported 10 patients to Royal Infirmary Edinburgh.”

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted 6.35pm connected Wednesday to reports of a dwelling occurrence astatine Niddrie Mill Crescent, Edinburgh."

“Operations Control mobilised 3 occurrence appliances and 1 tallness conveyance and firefighters extinguished a occurrence affecting a crushed level level wrong a three-storey artifact of flats.

“A fig of casualties were successful the attraction of the Scottish Ambulance Service and received attraction astatine the scene. Crews near astatine 10.17pm aft ensuring the country was made safe.”

A scotland >Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6.40pm connected Wednesday, November 6, 2024 we were called to a occurrence astatine a artifact of flats successful Niddrie Mill Crescent successful Edinburgh. Officers stay astatine the country and enquiries are ongoing to found the afloat circumstances."