Blaze breaks out at Cowgate nightclub
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Up to 20 firefighters and 7 fire engines are attending the blaze in the building above the OX184 bar in the Old Town.
Witnesses reported seeing firefighters entering the three-storey building wearing breathing apparatus.
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Hide AdThe road has been closed and diversions have been put in place while crews tackle the blaze.
A spokesman said: “The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 2.50pm on Monday, 8 January to reports of a fire in Edinburgh.
“Operations Control immediately mobilised four fire appliance to the fire involving a three storey building in the City’s Cowgate.
“Firefighters are using powerful water jets to tackle the fire.”