Fire crews tackle blaze at laundrette

4 June 2019, 09:16

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Firefighters have been tackling a large blaze at a laundrette in Edinburgh.

The alarm was raised about the incident in Raeburn Place at 9.54pm on Monday.

3 appliances were sent to the scene along with a height vehicle, and the flats above were evacuated.

Footage on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing out from the building.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said there had been no reports of injuries.

Crews left the scene at 2:30am.