Tourists flee huge wildfire breaking out at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh

Huge gorse fire breaks out as people ‘run down hill’ from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh (Pictures: @mikeycubed)

People have fled a huge wildfire engulfing a famous tourist hotspot overlooking Edinburgh.

Smoke can be seen billowing for miles across the Scottish city after the fire broke out on Sunday at 4pm.

A witness told Edinburgh Live: ‘There is a major wildfire on Arthur’s Seat which is spreading rapidly.

‘People are running down the face of the hill to get...