Woman in hospital after fire

A woman has been taken to hospital following a fire in a flat.

The fire service was called to the scene in Northfield Farm Avenue, Edinburgh, at 2.53am on Monday.

Two fire engines went to the scene and extinguished the blaze in a ground-floor flat.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said that an elderly woman was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.

A woman has been taken to hospital following a fire (Jane Barlow/PA)

A woman has been taken to hospital following a fire (Jane Barlow/PA)

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