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Historic Scottish building up in flames as firefighters battle ferocious blaze
A huge fire has broken out at a building on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the blaze engulfing the former Debenhams department store building — now being developed into a luxury Zedwell hotel — in the early hours of Thursday morning
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The Standard
· Jul 9, 2026
Firefighters tackle blaze at historic building on Edinburgh’s Princes Street
The alarm was raised in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Metro
· Jul 9, 2026
Huge fire breaks out at historic building in Edinburgh city centre
Huge fire breaks out at historic building in Edinburgh city centre
Anadolu Agency
· Jun 25, 2026
Wildfire breaks out in northern England as record UK heat wave fuels fire risk
Firefighters battling blaze on moorland near Glossop, Derbyshire, as record-breaking temperatures and prolonged dry conditions increase threat of wildfires across parts of UK
The Japan Times
· Jul 5, 2026
Infernos devastate forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again
Firefighters across southern Europe are battling blazes that have devastated an area over twice the size of Manhattan.
CBC News
· Jun 29, 2026
First wildfire evacuees from Fort Simpson, N.W.T., arrive in Yellowknife
Firefighters continue to tackle an out-of-control blaze on the outskirts of the Dehcho community, as many of the community’s 1,300 residents are evacuating to Yellowknife.
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· Jun 28, 2026
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Three wildfires sparked Saturday in a southwestern Colorado forest, with two of the blazes combining to consume thousands of acres and force evacuations, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The Ferris, Far Draw and Doe Canyon fires were first ...
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Related coverage for "Historic Scottish building up in flames as firefighters battle ferocious blaze": The Standard — Firefighters tackle blaze at historic building on Edinburgh’s Princes Street. Metro — Huge fire breaks out at historic building in Edinburgh city centre. Anadolu Agency — Wildfire breaks out in northern England as record UK heat wave fuels fire risk. The Japan Times — Infernos devastate forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again . CBC News — First wildfire evacuees from Fort Simpson, N.W.T., arrive in Yellowknife. ArcaMax — Colorado wildfires: Lightning-sparked fires in southwestern Colorado forest burn thousands of acres, force evacuations