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| Sixteen rescued from Edinburgh tenement building fire | Sixteen rescued from Edinburgh tenement building fire |
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| Sixteen people have been rescued from a tenement fire in Portobello in Edinburgh. | Sixteen people have been rescued from a tenement fire in Portobello in Edinburgh. |
| Ten residents, including two children, were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene in Bath Street. | Ten residents, including two children, were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene in Bath Street. |
| The fire in the stairwell of the five-storey building began at about 18:30 on Sunday. | The fire in the stairwell of the five-storey building began at about 18:30 on Sunday. |
| Six people, including the two children, were brought to safety from a upper floor by firefighters using a ladder and specialist high-reach equipment. | Six people, including the two children, were brought to safety from a upper floor by firefighters using a ladder and specialist high-reach equipment. |
| Group manager Jimmy Melvin, of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The heavy smoke logging within the common area of this block of flats caused the residents a great deal of distress and disruption. | Group manager Jimmy Melvin, of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The heavy smoke logging within the common area of this block of flats caused the residents a great deal of distress and disruption. |
| "The first attending crews worked quickly to lead 10 residents to safety whilst the fire was extinguished and the area made safe. | "The first attending crews worked quickly to lead 10 residents to safety whilst the fire was extinguished and the area made safe. |
| "Some residents were reassured by firefighters at the scene and remained within their homes, taking advice from firefighters to conceal doorways to prevent smoke entering and to move to a safe room within the flat." | "Some residents were reassured by firefighters at the scene and remained within their homes, taking advice from firefighters to conceal doorways to prevent smoke entering and to move to a safe room within the flat." |
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| He added: "Residents should avoid at any costs placing refuge, or any combustible material, in these common areas, as this increases the risk to fires starting." | He added: "Residents should avoid at any costs placing refuge, or any combustible material, in these common areas, as this increases the risk to fires starting." |
| It follows two earlier fires in stairwells in Bath Street, one at 16:52 and another at 18:18 on Sunday. | |
| Meanwhile, a woman was treated for smoke inhalation following a fire in a stairwell in Bridge Street at 18:50 the same day. | |
| An elderly man was also treated for smoke inhalation after being rescued from a fire in a stairwell in King's Place at 19:22 on Sunday. |