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| Firefighter killed in pub blaze | Firefighter killed in pub blaze |
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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. He was later released after treatment. | Another firefighter was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with non-life threatening injuries. He was later released after treatment. |
| 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. |
| Dalry Road is one of the main roads into Edinburgh city centre | |
| At a news conference LBFR's chief fire officer Brian Allaway said it was a very difficult fire to deal with. | At a news conference LBFR's chief fire officer Brian Allaway said it was a very difficult fire to deal with. |
| He said: "Our crews on arrival were confronted with a very severe fire, and whilst tackling that fire, a breathing apparatus crew of two firefighters were injured by the collapse of an internal floor. | He said: "Our crews on arrival were confronted with a very severe fire, and whilst tackling that fire, a breathing apparatus crew of two firefighters were injured by the collapse of an internal floor. |
| "Tragically and despite the best efforts of all his colleagues at the incident one of those firefighters lost his life." | "Tragically and despite the best efforts of all his colleagues at the incident one of those firefighters lost his life." |
| He added: "Our service is a very close knit community and we are all absolutely devastated by this loss. The thoughts of every single member of this service are with the firefighter's family. This is a tragic day for us." | He added: "Our service is a very close knit community and we are all absolutely devastated by this loss. The thoughts of every single member of this service are with the firefighter's family. This is a tragic day for us." |
| Mr Allaway also said the people who were rescued from properties above the Balmoral Pub owed their lives to the bravery of the firefighter who died and his colleagues. | |
| About 70 firefighters were involved in tackling the fatal | About 70 firefighters were involved in tackling the fatal |
| He said: "I think certainly that the people who were rescued would not have been rescued if that individual had not been there together with his colleagues." | He said: "I think certainly that the people who were rescued would not have been rescued if that individual had not been there together with his colleagues." |
| David Lithgow, who lives in the same building as the pub, said that about 0230 BST firefighters started breaking windows at the front of the pub and taking hoses through stair wells into the garden. | David Lithgow, who lives in the same building as the pub, said that about 0230 BST firefighters started breaking windows at the front of the pub and 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 - there was lots of action in the back garden. | He said: "They started to break down the back door of the pub - they went in with breathing apparatus - there was lots of action in the back garden. |
| "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." | "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.. |
| Firefighters used ladders to get people out of the burning building | Firefighters used ladders to get people out of the burning building |
| 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. | 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. " |
| Emily Davies: "The room was starting to fill up with smoke...it was pretty scary" | |
| 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. Police said it was too early to say whether or not there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the blaze. | Mr Allaway said there would be a full investigation into the incident. Police said it was too early to say whether or not there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the blaze. |
| 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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