An Edinburgh mum has shared her shock after spotting a BMW engulfed in flames outside of Toby Carvery in the north of Edinburgh.
In an image shared with Edinburgh Live firefighters could be seen tackling the inferno as Police Scotland look to have closed the road surrounding the silver BMW.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crew raced to the scene on Lauriston Farm road after being alerted to the blaze at 10.46am on Saturday March 25.
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They say that one appliance from Toll Cross attended with a high-pressure hose reel and one BA set.
The fire service said that they extinguished the vehicle and left the scene at around 11.10am.
Karen, who was enjoying her breakfast at the Toby Carvery at the time of the fire said: “My son glanced out of the window and said ‘a car is on fire.’
“The fire brigade and police turned up very quickly and soon put the fire out.”
A spokesperson for the SFRS said: “We were alerted to a car that was alight at around 10.46am near the Toby Carvery on Lauriston Farm Road.
“One appliance was mobilised from Toll Cross and a high-pressure hose reel and one BA set was used at the scene.
“The firefighters extinguished the fire and left the scene at 11.10am.”
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