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Video captures moment Edinburgh residents forced to abandon their home during fire

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Vincent
AuthorKris Gourlay
Published date16 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
On Wednesday morning, June 15, a blaze ravaged a tenement block on Leith Walk, with multiple people rushed to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, and others treated at the scene

A dog was also rescued from the fire, with the aftermath of the incident showing the whole downstairs corridor and stairwell stained black and several items burnt out hours later.

As residents were being evacuated from the building, one managed to capture the scenes on their phone and posted the video on TikTok, which shows the extent of the damage and all of the emergency services situated in and around the fire-damaged building.

With the incident occurring around 2:30am, people were awoken to the sound of chaos and panic below them, with the exact known of the blaze currently unknown.

One resident captured shots of their flat, which appears to be a couple storey's high, with their living room filled with smoke and upon leaving, the walls and stairs within the hall are all stained black.

The caption simply reads: "Point of view: you're about to die in a fire."

Although the caption sounds dramatic and multiple residents were taken to hospital, it is understood that there are no major injuries reported.

In the video, numerous fire engines and ambulances can be seen outside the block of flats, as a section of Leith Walk was cordoned off by police.

Those evacuating the block can be seen walking down the stairs surrounded by smoke, as...

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