Craigmillar Park fire: Busy Edinburgh road closed as firefighters tackle blaze at three-storey building
Buses have been diverted and people are being urged to avoid the area
Craigmillar Park has been closed to traffic while fire crews tackle a blaze at a three-storey building.
Firefighters said they were called to a premises on the road at approximately 8.02am on Wednesday morning.
They dispatched four fire appliances and a high reach vehicle to the scene.
They said four people were evacuated and two received precautionary checks from paramedics.
The operation has now been scaled down with two fire appliances now at the building.
Due to the road closure, buses are currently unable to serve Minto Street and Craigmillar Park, and are instead diverted via East Preston Street, Dalkeith Road and Lady Road in both directions,
The services affected are the 3, 7 8 29, 31, 37, 47 and the 47B.
Borders Buses also said its X62 service is having to divert, with stops at Mayfield Gardens, Peel Terrace and Salisbury place not being served.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 8.02am on Wednesday, 6 May to reports of smoke coming from a building at Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh.
“Operations Control mobilised four fire appliances and one height vehicle and firefighters worked to extinguish a fire affecting a three-storey property.
“Crews assisted four people to a place of safety, and two casualties received precautionary checks from the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“Two fire appliances currently remain at the scene.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Craigmillar Park in Edinburgh is closed between Wilton Road and Suffolk Road due to a fire reported around 8.20am on Wednesday, 6 May, 2026.
“Emergency services are in attendance, and the public is asked to avoid the area.”
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