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In Scotland, the famous Arthur’s Seat mountain, at the gates of Edinburgh, was plagued by flames on August 10, 2025.
United Kingdom – Forest fires do not spare northern Europe either. An important fire broke out on Sunday in Arthur’s Seat, an emblematic mountain located at the gates of Edinburgh, several British media reported. Scottish firefighters were still fighting this Monday, August 11 against the flames, which quickly gained ground while Scotland experienced a hot and dry summer.
“We were alerted at 4:05 pm on Sunday of a fire”wrote the firefighters in a statement early on Monday, adding that until “Four trucks” and “Specialized resources” were mobilized for “Fighting the fire that touched a large part of the forest”. “Two fire trucks are currently on site, where the teams continue to water the hot spots”continues the text.
No victim has yet been reported by the authorities, who still advise the public to avoid the area. This is very popular with tourists and hikers since it offers a breathtaking view of the old town of Edinburgh, located just under 2 kilometers. As you can see in the images belowan impressive plume of smoke was visible for miles around.
“The flames were spread quickly”
A man who descended the hill on Sunday when the fire broke out testified to the microphone of the Scottish antenna of the BBC. Originally from southern England, Nick Brice explained that he had only seen “Small plume of smoke” At the start, before the situation degenerates quickly. “Suddenly, we saw these flames start to climb and people noticed that they were spreading quickly”he said. “We understood that the wind was pushing them straight on us [et] We had to go down quickly. »»
In a message on X, the deputy for the constituency of Edinburgh-Est Chris Murray called his citizens at the « prudence » If they are “Near Arthur’s Seat”. This extinguished volcano, nicknamed “The seat of Arthur” In reference to the legendary King Arthur, is an emblematic Scottish Mountain which belongs to the Royal Park of Holyrood, just above the Scottish Parliament, recalls The Guardian. According to the British daily, the place has already been struck by a fire in 2019. Fighted for 8 hours by the firefighters, it had burned 800 square meters of land.
