A road in Edinburgh’s city centre has been cordoned off by police.
Police could be seen at the top of Calton Road.(Image: Edinburgh Live)
Police have cordoned off a busy Edinburgh city centre road amid an emergency incident.
Images, shared by an eyewitness, show Calton Road locked down from both ends. Officers could be seen standing at the top of the Leith Street as well as at the lower end by St Ninian’s Row.
The exact nature of the disturbance, which is understood to have taken place at 1.30pm on Monday May 26, is still unknown, reports Edinburgh Live.
Lothian Buses have advised customers that diversions are in place for services travelling along Waterloo Place which has also been closed by officers.
On their website they said: “Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve Waterloo Place and are instead terminating at St Andrew Square and are diverted westbound via South St David Street and Princes Street.”
The above impacts: 43, X27, X28, X18 and X19.
Another update added: “Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve Waterloo Place and are instead diverted via Leith Street and London Road in both directions until further notice.”
The above impacts: 15, 26, 44, 113, 124, X5, X7 and X4.
A final update stated: “Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve Waterloo Place and are instead diverted via Frederick Street, George Street and are terminating at St Andrew Square until further notice.”
The above impacts: 43, X27, X28, X18, X19 and X4.
Police Scotland have been approached for comment.
Earlier today, in a separate incident, we reported that fire crews have been spotted using “axes and saws” to “break down a wall” as they tackled a blaze at a premises in Edinburgh.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service first received reports of the incident on Duke Street, in the Leith area, at around 4pm on Saturday, May 24.
Police are also on scene, with the street cordoned off to the public. It is understood the fire started in the basement of a Chinese restaurant.
A local resident who saw the scene unfold told our sister title Edinburgh Live: “There’s four fire trucks and police and the streets all taped off.
“They’re using axes and saws to break down a wall, because there’s fire coming from the basement in The Lucky Buddha.”
A picture taken from behind the cordon shows several fire engines in the road, with around eight firefighters gathered around the entrance to the restaurant.
Smoke still appears to be billowing out from its front door as hoses can be seen snaking inside. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they were in attendance at the scene.
Edinburgh Live approached Police Scotland for comment.
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