Emergency services raced to the South Bridge area in the Old Town after the alarm was raised shortly before 6.30pm on Saturday.
Pictures taken from the scene, and shared with Edinburgh Live, showed the huge emergency response with multiple fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles in attendance.
Another added: "It is a big fire. Smoke was billowing from the building above the PDSA shop before fire, police and ambulance vehicles arrived in South Bridge. I hope everyone is okay." Top news stories today A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 6.29pm on Saturday June 3 to reports of a flat on fire in South Bridge, Edinburgh.
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