Images from the scene show a police cordon in place with uniformed officers standing guard.Gorgie Road, Edinburgh.Gorgie Road, Edinburgh.

A huge multi-agency response has scrambled to an ongoing incident in Edinburgh.

Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are currently responding to an emergency on Gorgie Road in the west of the city.

It is understood Saughton Park and several roads have been closed to traffic with diversions in place.

Fire engines are at the scene assisting police with specialist rope rescue and water teams working on the emergency.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed two appliances and specialist teams including rope rescue teams and two water rescue teams are at the scene assisting Police Scotland.

Images from the scene show a police cordon in place with uniformed officers standing guard. Several police vans and a couple of fire engines are also at the barrier.

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