The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 11.29am on Monday, January 23 to reports of a commercial building fire at Rose Street, Edinburgh.

Ross Haggart is the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s Interim Chief Officer.

He said: "The fire at the Jenners building in Edinburgh is a very serious and complex incident and regrettably I can confirm that five of our colleagues were taken to hospital for treatment. Four have now been discharged however one remains in a critical condition.

“The families of all those affected have been made aware.

“We currently remain at the scene with one appliance to monitor the building for any remaining hotspots."

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Guidance note:

We are not in a position to offer any further comment on the detail of our firefighters’ condition but will provide further updates when we can.