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| Firefighters tackle large blaze on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh | Firefighters tackle large blaze on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh |
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| Flames take hold as fire burns on Arthur's Seat | Flames take hold as fire burns on Arthur's Seat |
| Firefighters are tackling a large fire on Arthur's Seat in the centre of Edinburgh. | Firefighters are tackling a large fire on Arthur's Seat in the centre of Edinburgh. |
| The blaze was seen spreading rapidly across the hill in the city's Holyrood Park shortly after 16:00 and police have urged people to stay away from the area. | |
| Supporters at the Hibernian v Kilmarnock match have been told to avoid the Willowbrae, Duddingston and Holyrood areas when leaving the Easter Road stadium. | Supporters at the Hibernian v Kilmarnock match have been told to avoid the Willowbrae, Duddingston and Holyrood areas when leaving the Easter Road stadium. |
| The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "Members of the public no longer need to alert our operations control room about this fire, as we are receiving a number of calls to this incident." | |
| A large fire was seen spreading across Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh | A large fire was seen spreading across Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh |
| Smoke has been billowing over the city during one of its busiest weekends of the year, with the Edinburgh festivals in full swing. | |
| Oasis also played sold-out concerts at Murrayfield on Friday and Saturday to around 140,000 fans over the two nights. The band will return to play a third date on Tuesday. | |
| The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued several wildfire warnings this year, with the country seeing a particularly warm and dry summer. | |
| All of Scotland experienced water scarcity in May, with Scottish Water warning of the driest start to the year since 1964. | All of Scotland experienced water scarcity in May, with Scottish Water warning of the driest start to the year since 1964. |
| The Edinburgh blaze follows a recent spate of wildfires in the Highlands, considered "the biggest Scotland has ever seen". | |
| Firefighters were called to Arthur's Seat as the blaze spread over the hill | Firefighters were called to Arthur's Seat as the blaze spread over the hill |