A historic Edinburgh Debenhams building has been gutted by a major fire.
Firefighters rushed to quell the inferno on Princes Street after being called to the scene at 2.52am this morning.
The roof and top floors of the B-listed building have been destroyed by the blaze with the rest of the ancient building left blackened and charred inside and out.
There have been no reports of any injuries and the cause of the fire has not been reported.
Seven fire engines and three specialist appliances were still on the scene four hours after the call was first made at 6.45am, the Scottish Fire and
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