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| Fire crews tackle Edinburgh fires | Fire crews tackle Edinburgh fires |
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| Fire crews have been called to tackle two large blazes in the centre of Edinburgh. | Fire crews have been called to tackle two large blazes in the centre of Edinburgh. |
| The alarm was raised at about 2010 BST on Friday when the first fire was reported in the city's Victoria Street. | The alarm was raised at about 2010 BST on Friday when the first fire was reported in the city's Victoria Street. |
| Witnesses told the BBC Scotland News website that flames were coming from the roof of the Khushis Indian Restaurant. | Witnesses told the BBC Scotland News website that flames were coming from the roof of the Khushis Indian Restaurant. |
| Crews were also called to a second blaze in a shop in Frederick Street. There are no reports of any casualties. | Crews were also called to a second blaze in a shop in Frederick Street. There are no reports of any casualties. |
| Victoria Street was cordoned off while fire crews brought the restaurant blaze under control. | Victoria Street was cordoned off while fire crews brought the restaurant blaze under control. |
| 'Coughing and choking' | 'Coughing and choking' |
| Eyewitness James O'Brien, 28, told BBC Scotland that flames had been shooting about 20ft out of the roof of Khushis. The building also houses the Liquid Rooms nightclub. | Eyewitness James O'Brien, 28, told BBC Scotland that flames had been shooting about 20ft out of the roof of Khushis. The building also houses the Liquid Rooms nightclub. |
| He added: "There were apartments with their lights on which had all been evacuated. Everyone was standing around outside talking on their mobile phones and saying how they could not believe what had happened. | He added: "There were apartments with their lights on which had all been evacuated. Everyone was standing around outside talking on their mobile phones and saying how they could not believe what had happened. |
| "There is an ambulance special operations unit at the scene, a police incident van and lots of police officers and firefighters. | "There is an ambulance special operations unit at the scene, a police incident van and lots of police officers and firefighters. |
| "I was coughing and choking from the smoke just walking past, and there was water pouring down the street from the hoses that the fire crews were using." | "I was coughing and choking from the smoke just walking past, and there was water pouring down the street from the hoses that the fire crews were using." |
| A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service described both fires as "major". | A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service described both fires as "major". |
| She said the roof of the restaurant had partially collapsed. It is not yet known how many people were inside at the time. | She said the roof of the restaurant had partially collapsed. It is not yet known how many people were inside at the time. |
| Ambulance staff said they had vehicles at the scene but no-one had been taken to hospital. | |
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