Firefighters spend 10 hours tackling blazes at Edinburgh homes

A blaze which took hold of three houses saw firefighters work through the night for almost 10 hours to tackle it.

The alarm was raised about the incident at the buildings under construction on Seaview Terrace, Edinburgh, just before midnight on Thursday.

More than 30 crew members were at the scene, as the flames went through a trio of homes.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: More than 30 firefighters have worked to extinguish a large fire which had taken hold within three buildings which were under construction.

Operations Control mobilised a total of seven appliances and a height appliance to the scene in Seaview Terrace, Edinburgh, after the alarm was raised at 11.59pm on Thursday.

Firefighters extinguished the fire using high-pressured hose reels.

There were no casualties. Crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.''

The last appliance stood down at around 9.50am on Friday