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A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, a landmark dormant volcano in Edinburgh , Scotland, on Sunday, according to local authorities.

A “large area” of shrubbery was affected by the blaze, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said in a Sunday evening statement . No casualties were reported, it added.

The first calls about the fire came in around 4:05 p.m. local time (11:05 a.m. ET), the fire service said, telling CNN more than five hours after this that the blaze was still not extinguished.

The cause of the fire was not shared by the fire service.

Video posted to social media showed thick clouds of smoke billowing from the site.

Chris Murray, a member of the Scottish Parliament re

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