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Ruth Suter

Edinburgh Airport passengers evacuated amid kitchen fire at restaurant

Passengers have been evacuated from Edinburgh Airport after a fire broke out at Hudson Bar and Grill.

Emergency services, including police and fire crews, raced to the airport at around 8pm today.

On arrival, it emerged a small fire had broken out in the restaurant's kitchen area.

Hordes of holidaymakers were moved from the facility to allow fire crews to extinguish the fames.

In video footage taken by a passenger, the automated fir alarm can be heard stating: "The fire alarm has been activated. Leave the area immediately."

A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport said: "Teams responded to a small fire in the kitchen area of the Hudson Bar and Grill.

"Our safety measures were enacted and included evacuating and keeping passengers away from the area while our fire and rescue service responded.

"Safety of passengers and staff is paramount and only when the fire was extinguished did we allow people to move back to the area.”

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