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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T18:46:42.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nFire crews are battling a blaze at the iconic Arthur's Seat landmark in Edinburgh as hikers flee from thick smoke and flames.\n\nEmergency services received more than 180 emergency calls from residents as the bank holiday heatwave grips the UK.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA spokesman said fire crews were called to reports of the “grass on fire” near the St Anthony's Chapel ruins at 6.18pm.\n\nThey said one fire appliance is at the scene and two more have been dispatched.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTroubling footage shared to social media depicts thick plumes of smoke rising into the sky, with visible flames and scorch marks spreading across the slanted grassland in the area of Holyrood Park.\n\nHikers can be seen fleeing the landmark area, which attracts some 3.5 million visitors each year.\n\nThe cause of the blaze is currently unknown.\n\nThe fire comes as the city feels the heat during the current sunny spell, with a maximum temperature of 25C recorded in Edinburgh by the Met Office.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe fire service have asked the public to cease contacting them about the fire, as they struggle to cope with the large volume of calls.\n\nIn a statement, a spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We are currently in attendance at an incident on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Murder investigation launched after woman killed in Sheffield bar shooting\n  * Beach tragedy as man dies on packed seafront on hottest day of year\n  * Train driver praised for remarkable act of heroism after leaping to rescue dog hanging off platform\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“Operations Control has mobilised three appliances to the scene. People are being asked to avoid the area as crews work to extinguish a large grass fire.\n\n“There is no further need to alert our Operations Control to this incident as we have already received a large volume of calls.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIt follows a fire at Arthur's Seat in August of last year, where flames spread rapidly across the hill, with the area evacuated and no reported casualties.\n\nFire chiefs at the time believed the blaze was due to human activity.\n\nDuring the Edinburgh Marathon at the weekend, severa runners were treated for heat exhaustion.\n\nThe Scottish Ambulance Service said 16 people were taken to hospital on Sunday.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Hikers flee iconic British landmark as emergency services tackle huge wildfire"
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