Two injured in Dalry Road fire

Two people have been injured after a blaze this morning in a "commercial property" on Edinburgh's Dalry Road.

Author: Lewis MichiePublished 2nd Nov 2022
Last updated 2nd Nov 2022

Two people have been injured in a fire on Edinburgh's Dalry Road this morning.

The fire service were called to the commercial property - believed to be a takeaway - just after 11am.

They say two causalities were placed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

One of them, a male, was taken to hospital.

A section of the road, ahead of the traffic lights and Haymarket/Tram junction, remains closed to motorists in both directions.

Fire crews remain on the scene to make the area safe.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.07am on Wednesday, 2 November to reports of a fire within a commercial property on Dalry Road, Edinburgh.

"Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances and height vehicle to the scene.

"Two casualties have been placed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

"Crews remain in attendance as they work to make the area safe.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service Spokesperson said:

“We received a call at 1209 hours today to attend an incident on Dalry Road in Edinburgh. We dispatched one ambulance to the scene and transported one male patient to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”

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