Residents in quiet Edinburgh street woken in middle of the night by car fire
Residents living in a quiet Edinburgh street awoke to find a car ablaze outside a nearby house, with police now investigating the ‘wilful fire’.
Flames were seen coming from a vehicle which was parked outside a home in Tryst Park, Swanston, at around 3am on Monday, February 9.
Images taken at the scene show a parked car engulfed in orange flames in the driveway of a property. Plumes of black smoke can also be seen coming from the vehicle.
A local resident, who was woken by the commotion outside, said: “I walked out to the end of the street and the car was fully ablaze, huge flames and luckily it didn’t catch the house.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 3.22am on Monday, February 9 to reports of a car on fire at Tryst Park, Edinburgh.
“Operations Control mobilised one fire appliance and firefighters extinguished a fire affecting one car.
“There were no reported casualties and crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3.20am on Monday, February 9, we were called to a report of a car on fire on Tryst Park, Edinburgh.
“The fire was put out by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and there are no reported injuries. The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.”