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Edinburgh Live
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Sian Traynor

Edinburgh firefighters heckled by angry neighbour after racing to Royal Mile callout

A team of Edinburgh firefighters were subject to unnecessary abuse from a furious neighbour after attending a call out.

The crew had been heckled and shouted at from an upstairs window after an engine was deployed to the Royal Mile in the early hours of Monday morning.

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Arriving at the High Street just after midnight, the crew were responding to a fire alarm that had been sounded inside John Knox House and the Scottish Storytelling Centre.

With firefighters entering the building to check it over, the engine had been parked just up the street in front of some roadworks.

Despite working to help the situation, the team were seen on video as they were screamed at from an angry neighbour who appeared to be infuriated by the noise.

Working at the scene for around 25 minutes, an eyewitness told Edinburgh Live the man had "periodically" shouted abuse at the crew.

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Yelling phrases that included "f*** off and do a proper job", the SFRS appeared to ignore the individual as they gestured out of their first floor window.

Appearing to be a false alarm, the crew left the scene at around 12.30am.

Edinburgh Live contacted the SFRS for comment.

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