Firefighters still at scene of grass fire near Arthur’s Seat almost 24 hours on

Firefighters remain at the scene tackling a grass fire which broke out near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on Monday.

The alarm was raised at about 6.50pm on May 25 when the fire started in an area of vegetation near the ruins of St Anthony’s Chapel.

Two fire engines remained at the scene at 2pm on Tuesday.

Clouds of smoke could be seen rising from the area as firefighters tackled the blaze and local residents were advised to keep their windows and doors shut as a precaution.

There were no reports of any injuries.

The blaze came as the city felt the heat during the current sunny spell, with a maximum temperature of 25C recorded by the Met Office on Monday.

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