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| A firefighter has died while tackling a blaze in an Edinburgh pub. | A firefighter has died while tackling a blaze in an Edinburgh pub. |
| More than 20 people, including a baby, had to be rescued from the multi-storey tenement block above the Balmoral in Dalry Road. | More than 20 people, including a baby, had to be rescued from the multi-storey tenement block above the Balmoral in Dalry Road. |
| Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue (LBFR) said the firefighter died after a floor collapsed on the basement bar. | Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue (LBFR) said the firefighter died after a floor collapsed on the basement bar. |
| Another firefighter was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with non-life threatening injuries. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight. | |
| The fire service was alerted at 0038 BST and officers arrived to find a "severe" fire raging in the bar. | The fire service was alerted at 0038 BST and officers arrived to find a "severe" fire raging in the bar. |
| LBFR's chief fire officer Brian Allaway said it was a very difficult fire to deal with. | LBFR's chief fire officer Brian Allaway said it was a very difficult fire to deal with. |
| "The flames were so fierce. It's been an absolute tragedy for us," he said. | "The flames were so fierce. It's been an absolute tragedy for us," he said. |
| "The thoughts of every single member of the service are with the families of the firefighter and our injured colleague," he added. | "The thoughts of every single member of the service are with the families of the firefighter and our injured colleague," he added. |
| David Lithgow, who lives in the same building, said that about 0230 BST firefighters started breaking windows at front of the pub, taking hoses through stair wells into the garden. | |
| He said: "They started to break down the back door of the pub - they went in with breathing apparatus - lots of action in the back garden. | |
| Firefighters used ladders to get people out of the burning building | |
| "The firemen used angle grinders to cut off metal grilles on windows and paramedics came through with a stretcher - then they pulled a firefighter out from a back window. They weren't treating him and covered him with a blanket, it was obvious it was a serious incident." | |
| Emily Davies, 28, and her boyfriend Andy Greenhalgh, 25, were asleep in bed when the fire broke out. | Emily Davies, 28, and her boyfriend Andy Greenhalgh, 25, were asleep in bed when the fire broke out. |
| Ms Davies said: "It was about 12 o'clock. Andy woke up because of all the noise with the fire engines. We looked outside and there was all this chaos in the street. We got up and when we went into the hall there was smoke coming under the door. | |
| "That's when we started to panic. We shut ourselves in the lounge and had to open the windows just to try to get some fresh air. | "That's when we started to panic. We shut ourselves in the lounge and had to open the windows just to try to get some fresh air. |
| "We were just hanging out the windows basically. The room was starting to fill up with smoke. It was pretty scary. The fire brigade had to get a ladder up to us and take us out the window. " | "We were just hanging out the windows basically. The room was starting to fill up with smoke. It was pretty scary. The fire brigade had to get a ladder up to us and take us out the window. " |
| Ms Davies, a student, said firefighters also rescued their 13-week-old puppy Alfie by taking him down a ladder. | Ms Davies, a student, said firefighters also rescued their 13-week-old puppy Alfie by taking him down a ladder. |
| Mr Allaway said there would be a full investigation into the incident. | |
| The building is still alight, with 16 appliances and around 70 firefighters at the scene. | The building is still alight, with 16 appliances and around 70 firefighters at the scene. |
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