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Firefighters tackle blaze at Arthur’s Seat landmark in Edinburgh Firefighters at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh work through night battling blaze
(about 11 hours later)
Smoke is billowing into the sky above Scottish capital from the fire at the beauty spot Smoke seen billowing into sky above Scottish capital from gorse fire at extinct volcano and beauty spot
Fire crews have been battling a wildfire on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a gorse blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
Smoke was seen billowing into the sky from the fire at the landmark hill, which is an extinct volcano and beauty spot to the south-east of the city centre.Smoke was seen billowing into the sky from the fire at the landmark hill, which is an extinct volcano and beauty spot to the south-east of the city centre.
The fire was reported at about 4.05pm on Sunday, according to the Scottish fire and rescue service (SFRS). It has four appliances and specialist resources at the scene, where they are continuing to battle the fire.The fire was reported at about 4.05pm on Sunday, according to the Scottish fire and rescue service (SFRS). It has four appliances and specialist resources at the scene, where they are continuing to battle the fire.
Arthur’s Seat, named after King Arthur, is situated at Holyrood Park, which overlooks the Scottish parliament. An SFRS spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 4.05pm on Sunday, 10 August to reports of a fire in the open at Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh. Arthur’s Seat, which some believe is named after King Arthur, is at Holyrood Park, which overlooks the Scottish parliament.
“Operations control mobilised four fire appliances and specialist resources to the area where firefighters are working to extinguish a fire affecting a large area of gorse. An SFRS spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 4.05pm on Sunday, 10 August to reports of a fire in the open at Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh. Operations control mobilised four fire appliances and specialist resources to the area where firefighters are working to extinguish a fire affecting a large area of gorse. There are no reported casualties at this time and crews remain at the scene.”
“There are no reported casualties at this time and crews remain at the scene.”
A similar fire at Arthur’s Seat broke out in 2019 and the fire service spent eight hours battling the affected area of about 800 sq metres.A similar fire at Arthur’s Seat broke out in 2019 and the fire service spent eight hours battling the affected area of about 800 sq metres.
The SFRS have issued several wildfire warnings this year with Scotland experiencing a warm and dry summer. The SFRS has issued several wildfire warnings this year as Scotland experiences a warm and dry summer.
The country was on the brink of severe water shortages earlier this year after the driest spring since 1964. It already has a deficit of 60m litres a day during droughts, but by 2050, that deficit could hit 240m litres a day. The country was on the brink of severe water shortages earlier this year after the driest spring since 1964. It has a deficit of 60m litres a day during droughts but by 2050 that could hit 240m litres a day.