Woman critical after ‘clothes catch fire’ on Edinburgh street

A woman is in critical condition after her clothes appeared to catch fire on a street in St Leonard's Street, Edinburgh, on Monday afternoon, with passers-by attempting to help her.

Police Scotland confirmed they were called to the incident around 12.10pm on Monday, June 22, and stated that there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances, with inquiries ongoing.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene, mobilising two fire appliances, and crews left around 1.07pm.

The incident occurred as the UK experienced its hottest June day on record, with a provisional temperature of 35.7C in Charlwood, Surrey, breaking a 50-year-old record.

This extreme heatwave, which has prompted a rare red warning from the Met Office and led to health warnings and transport disruption, is attributed by experts to climate change.