Emergency services were called to Whitson Road in Edinburgh on Monday morning.
A fire has ripped through a top-floor flat in Edinburgh.
The alarm was raised at a block of flats on Whitson Road in the Balgreen area of the capital after a fire broke out at around 10.45am on Monday, May 4.
A major response saw three fire crews, police and teams from the Scottish Ambulance Service drafted in. Residents were evacuated and the residential street has been locked down.
Images taken at the scene show a top-floor window at the property charred black with soot. Fire hoses can be seen lying around the garden as fire fighters continue to tackle the blaze.
One person has been transferred into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service. Their injuries are unknown.
A fire response has since been scaled back after crews brought the flames under control.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 10.46am on Monday, 4 May, to reports of a dwelling fire on Whitson Road, Edinburgh.
“Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances and a number of specialist resources to extinguish a fire affecting a top floor flat.
“One casualty has been taken into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“Two appliances remain at the scene.”
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Emergency services are in attendance following a fire at a block of flats in the Whitson Road area of Edinburgh, which was reported around 10.45am on Monday, May 4.
“Whitson Road and the surrounding access roads are currently closed.
“Members of the public are asked to avoid the area at this time.”
The Scottish Ambulance Service was contacted for comment.
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