'Huge' fire rips through Edinburgh flat as emergency crews rush to tackle blaze

The alarm was raised shortly after 11am today when emergency services, including Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, were alerted to a blaze having taken hold on Oxgangs Road North on the outskirts of the city.

A photo taken at the site, which was shared on social media, show teams, decked out in breathing apparatus and other safety gear, gathered together on the road sometime this morning. A service alert affecting the 4, 27 and 400 buses read: "Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve Oxgangs Road North and Colinton Mains Drive and are instead diverted via Redford Road and Colinton Road in both directions until further notice."

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