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High winds fan blaze at Banana Flats

Fire at the Banana flats, Cables Wynd. Must credit

Fire at the Banana flats, Cables Wynd. Must credit "Dan Thompson".

FIREFIGHTERS rushed to tackle a blaze in a block of flats in Leith.

The fire broke out in a second-floor apartment in Cables Wynd House, known locally as the Banana Flats, at around 10.15am yesterday. A 34-year-old man was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.

Group commander John Hanlin, of Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue, said: “The flat has been badly damaged due to the high winds which helped spread the fire.”


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Sunday 26 May 2013

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Temperature: 8 C to 16 C

Wind Speed: 15 mph

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