A woman is fighting for her life after her clothes caught fire on a street in Edinburgh, Scotland. Emergency services were called to the scene outside flats in the St Leonards district at around 12:10pm on Monday, 22 June 2026.
Woman Suffers Severe Injuries
The woman sustained severe injuries and was rushed to hospital by ambulance, where she remains in a critical condition. Footage viewed by the Daily Record, but deemed too upsetting to share, shows the woman writhing on the ground, frantically trying to remove her trousers as flames engulfed the lower half of her body.
Onlookers, including two Royal Mail employees, attempted to put out the fire by beating it with clothing and a blanket. Another woman ran towards them and doused the flames with water, but with little effect. The video ends with the woman lying on the pavement while locals continued their efforts to extinguish the fire.
Firefighters and Police Respond
Firefighters arrived at the location and confirmed they had put out the flames before departing alongside police. The cause of the fire remains uncertain, but police have stated there are no suspicious circumstances.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Around 12.10pm on Monday, 22 June 2026, police were called to a report of a seriously injured woman outside flats on St Leonards Street, Edinburgh. The woman was taken by ambulance to hospital where medical staff describe her condition as critical. There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. Enquiries are ongoing."
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said: "We received reports of a fire at Carnegie Court Corner on Bowmont Place at 12.10pm on Monday June 22. Two appliances were mobilised and extinguished the fire. The incident was left with Police Scotland."
