Cat killed in blanket blaze

A CAT was killed when an electric blanket caught fire and ruined a flat in Barnton.

Fire crews were called to the first floor flat in Barnton Court at around 9.20pm last night. When they arrived, they found that the flat's occupant was safe, but her cat was still inside.

A fire and rescue spokesman said: "The woman realised that the fire was too severe to go back into the flat and get it."

Around 20 people in the flat block were evacuated.