Video footage circulating on social media shows huge orange flames and black billowing smoke rising above the building, which is on Princes Street in the heart of the city. #EuropeNews
Published on
09/07/2026 - 15:52 GMT+2
Firefighters in Edinburgh are tackling a large blaze at an old department store on Thursday.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received reports of a fire within the building at around 2:50 am on Thursday morning, a spokesperson for the service said in a statement.
The spokesperson said crews worked to contain and extinguish the flames in the morning and were now focused on dampening hotspots.
Tram services are disrupted and some buses diverted
Firefighters rushed to quell the inferno on Princes Street after being called to the scene at 2.52am this morning.
Emergency services have rushed to the scene of the blaze as thick clouds of black smoke are engulfing the city centre
Firefighters worked overnight to tackle the blaze on the hill overlooking the Scottish capital. There were no reports of injuries.
A picture of the fire taken from the Scottish Parliament shows a large plume of thick smoke billowing from the area
Smoke is billowing into the sky above Scottish capital from the fire at the beauty spot
