City centre fire suspends tram services in Edinburgh

Tram services from St Andrews Square have been suspended, as emergency services tackle the blaze

Author: Chloe ShawPublished 7th Dec 2022

Tram services from St Andrews Square have been suspended, as emergency services tackle a blaze in Edinburgh city centre.

The fire at pizza restaurant Franco Manca started just after 11am, with six fire appliance at the scene on South St Andrew's Street.

There's no reports of any injuries.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.15am on Wednesday, December 7 to reports of smoke coming from a property on South St Andrews Street, Edinburgh.

“Operations Control mobilised six fire appliances to the scene where firefighters are working to extinguish a fire affecting a commercial property on the ground floor of a five-storey building.

“There are no reported casualties at this time and crews are still at the scene.”

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