{"id":96596,"date":"2025-05-12T23:49:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/96596\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T23:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:49:24","slug":"old-town-streets-closed-due-to-large-building-fire-emergency-services-on-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/96596\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Town streets closed due to large building fire &#8211; emergency services on scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Emergency services are currently at the scene of a fire in Edinburgh\u2019s Old Town.<\/p>\n<p>Cowgate is closed at Grassmarket and Guthrie Street at Chambers Street is also closed.<\/p>\n<p>The building fire believed to be in a public house was reported aound 4.20pm this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Four appliances and a height appliance were dispatched and police have advised the public to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p>A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cCowgate in Edinburgh is closed at Grassmarket following a report of a building fire which was reported around 4.20pm on Monday, 12 May, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuthrie Street at Chambers Street is also closed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmergency services are in attendance and the public is advised to avoid the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson from Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: \u201cWe received a call at 4.09pm on Monday, May 12 of a fire on Cowgate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour appliances and a heigh appliance were dispatched.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crews remain on the scene as the incident is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More to follow<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/05\/old-town-streets-closed-due-to-large-building-fire-emergency-services-on-scene\/?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747093764_291_pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/05\/old-town-streets-closed-due-to-large-building-fire-emergency-services-on-scene\/?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747093764_950_print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-a-box-avatar-url\" href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/author\/john-hislop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747093764_887_Untitled-design-79.png\" class=\"attachment-100x100 size-100x100\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emergency services are currently at the scene of a fire in Edinburgh\u2019s Old Town. 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