Around 100 residents, including an MSP, have been evacuated from an apartment building after an early morning fire in which a firefighter was injured.

About 70 firefighters continue to put out the Breadalbane Street blaze. Edinburgh.

The alarm went off around 4:10 a.m. Thursday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said in an update at 8am that 70 firefighters, 12 fire appliances and other resources remained on scene.

A spokesman said: “There are currently no reports of public casualties.

“One firefighter suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by the Scottish Ambulance Service.”

police Scotland It said about 100 local residents had been evacuated and a cordon was in place.

Central Scotland MP Graham Simpson was one of those who lived in the building at the time.

Speaking on Thursday morning, he said: “The fire alarm went off, people started evacuating and everyone got out.

“A fire broke out in the fifth floor apartment, flames erupted from the apartment and spread up to the sixth floor, where the fire continued and smoke continued to rise.

“I could still see the flames and it appeared to have spread to the stairwell.

“People escaped, but it was very dramatic and still is.”

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The Scottish Conservative politician praised the hard work of fire crews but said vehicle access issues at the front of the building were making operations more difficult.

Firefighters had to move the ladder to the front and place it on the balcony, he said.

Mr Simpson added: “They had managed to get around to the back. I saw a turntable ladder spraying water into the apartment from there but they couldn’t get into the front properly.

“They have entered some apartments and sprayed water from balconies but now the fire is still raging.

“The fire department should be able to drive to the front of the building and obtain a turntable ladder.

“They had to lift the ladder and put it on the balcony which was absolutely ridiculous. They did a fantastic job but the fire continued.”