Two homes hit by blazes

FIRES broke out in the living rooms of two homes in the Capital in the early hours of yesterday.

The first fire took place in a ground floor flat on Giles Street at around 3am.

A fire service spokeswoman said a sofa was on fire, but was extinguished before firefighters arrived.

Around 30 minutes later firefighters were called to another fire in Beechwood Park in the Newtongrange area of the city.

The fire was extinguished before the fire service's arrival.