A couple in Edinburgh who arrived home from work to discover a huge fire engulfing the top floor of their tenement have had to travel to Glasgow for a hotel.
Hayley Cameron, 40, and her partner Chris Doig, 36, live next door to a flat on Peffer Street that burst into flames on Wednesday night and still do not know the full extent of the damage in their home.
No rooms are available in the capital due to thousands of fans flocking to the Harry Styles concert at Murrayfield. Now the couple are losing money and have been forced to take time off work as they cannot access their home to get fresh clothes and belongings.
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Speaking to Edinburgh Live Hayley said: "We've been told we can't get back in until Tuesday now due to reasons unknown.
"We're having to go to a hotel in Glasgow now cause everyone's fully booked in Edinburgh with the Harry Styles concert and Airbnb is charging £9000 a night! It's ridiculous and now we are having to miss work because of it all.
"We got a phone call at about 5pm last night from our estate agents saying they had been liaising with RNG who are in charge of our building, saying that it was unlikely that we would be allowed back to the flats until Monday but seeing as Monday is a Bank Holiday would probably be Tuesday.
"It's had a big impact on work because we haven't had clothes to go and now we are having to stay outside the city we have no way of travel as we don't have a car.
"My employer has been understanding but it's now lost us money that we really need right now. The other impact is not having enough clothes to last not being able to cook and still not knowing how the flat looks inside still.
"We have just arrived in Glasgow today and the only rooms available were well above £1000 for the weekend or only had one or two nights free, but not for the whole stay."
Hayley continued: "Our estate agent didn't want us to suffer any more stress by constantly having to pack up and move every day. So the Premier Inn in Hamilton was the only hotel we could find that could accommodate us for the whole stay.
"We are stressed tired and worried, my partner, Chris feels very guilty for letting his work down at one of the busiest times of the year as he works at a Wetherspoon in Corstorphine near Murrayfield stadium.
"It could be one of their busiest weekends, when we were on the bus we could already see the queues and even in Glasgow there are people heading to see him."
There is an ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire and there has been no progression at this stage.
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Residents still don't have a confirmed day on when they can return to their homes and are staying in hotels or at friends houses in the meantime.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We received a report of a fire at a premises on Peffer Street, Edinburgh, around 6.15pm on Wednesday, 24 May, 2023.
"Emergency services attended and two people were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment."
They added: ""A number of properties were evacuated as a precaution and residents are being supported by the local authority.
"Road closures were lifted around 9.30pm and enquiries are ongoing."
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