Child taken to hospital after ceiling collapses inside Leith shop

A child has been taken to hospital after a ceiling collapsed inside a shop in Edinburgh.

Emergency services were called to reports of a ceiling collapse at a newsagent’s on Constitution Street in Leith around 6.57pm on Wednesday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent three fire engines and specialist services to the scene.

Three people, including two adults and a child, were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

An ambulance and two special operations response teams (SORT) were dispatched to the scene.

Firefighters isolated the electricity to the building and made the area safe before leaving around 8pm.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 6.57pm on Wednesday, September 30, to reports of a ceiling collapse at a commercial property on Constitution Street in Edinburgh.

“Operations Control mobilised three appliances and specialist services to the scene, and firefighters isolated the electricity to the building and made the area safe.

“Three casualties, including two adults and one child, were passed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

“Crews left the scene around 8pm.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7pm on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, officers received a report of a roof having collapsed on Constitution Street, Edinburgh.

“The road was closed and later reopened.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 7.05pm on September 30 to attend an incident on Constitution Street, Edinburgh.

“An ambulance and two special operations response teams (SORT) were dispatched to the scene.

“Three patients were transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”