Human activity ‘almost certainly’ the cause of Edinburgh blaze, fire chief says - Firefighters are still at the scene of the Scottish landmark and have told people to stay away from the area, with the ...

Firefighters battled overnight to tackle a large gorse fire that spread across a landmark hill in Edinburgh. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze at Arthur’s Seat late S ...

Yesterday’s fire on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh was likely started by humans, according to a fire chief. The fire started around 4pm on 10th August and burned through the night.

Firefighters worked through the night to contain a major gorse fire that spread across a well-known hill in Edinburgh.

Firefighters remain at the scene of a gorse blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh which broke out on Sunday afternoon.