21 casualties following fire in Gorgie Road flat
The blaze started just before 9am this morning
Last updated 4th Jul 2023
21 people are in the care of paramedics after a fire on Gorgie Road in Edinburgh.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue services say they were called at 8:52am to reports of a fire inside a tenement building .
Police say a woman has been taken to hospital with “non-life threatening injuries.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 8.52am on Tuesday, 4 July to reports of a dwelling fire in Edinburgh.
"Operations Control mobilised four appliances to the city's Gorgie Road, where firefighters were met by a fire within a three-storey tenement building.
"Crews helped lead three casualties to safety before passing them into the care of Scottish Ambulance Service personnel. A total of 20 casualties were in the care of paramedics. One casualty was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
"Firefighters extinguished the fire and crews have now left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 0855hrs this morning to attend a fire at a property on Gorgie Road, Edinburgh. We dispatched three ambulances and the SORT team, and 21 patients were treated at the scene, with one patient transported to hospital.”
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