A FIREFIGHTER has been taken to hospital after he was allegedly assaulted responding to a call.
The incident happened after crews were called to a report of a fire at the high-rise flats in Linksview House, Tolbooth Wynd in Leith, Edinburgh, at 3.35pm yesterday.
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service said they dis-covered a fire in the kitchen of a flat and smoke coming out of the property and as one of the firefighters went to help evacuate a man from the premises, he was allegedly kicked in the face.
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