Evacuation after blaze

Several people were evacuated from a block of flats after a fire broke out in a kitchen.

The blaze took hold at the fourth-floor flat in Hawkhill Close in Leith just before midday yesterday, with residents on the floor asked to leave the premises.

A 24-year-old man was treated for slight smoke inhalation at the scene and a 21-year-old woman was checked over.

Firefighters used a line of hose reel and four breathing apparatus to put out the flames.

A spokesman for the fire service said six people were evacuated.