Fire crews have been called to a huge fire at Fort Kinnaird in Edinburgh as locals reported smoke visible for miles.
Shops were forced to close early due to a power cut after an electrical fire saw two fire appliances dispatched on Wednesday.
Fort Kinnaird is Britain's second-largest retail park and hugely popular amongst shoppers.
Emergency services confirmed that no casualties have been reported.
Fire crews have been called to a huge fire at Fort Kinnaird as locals reported smoke visible for miles on Wednesday
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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received a report of a fire around 5.34pm.
An SFRS spokesperson said: "We received reports of an electrical substation fire at Fort Kinnaird at around 524pm.
"Two appliances were dispatched, we remain in attendance."
Western Volkswagen said: "There has been a fire and power cut at Fort Kinnaird. All telephone lines are down and the dealership is closed.
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Vets4Pets at Fort Kinnaird said their computers and phones are down
They added: "Sorry for any inconvenience caused from this. We should be back open from 7am tomorrow morning as normal."
Vets4Pets at Fort Kinnaird added: "Our computers and phones are down.
"There has been a fire near Fort Kinnaird that has affected power to our building. We are hopeful this will be resolved by start of day tomorrow."
The retail park, often referred to as "the Fort" to locals, is located off the A1 in the south-east of Edinburgh, Scotland.
It is currently the second largest retail park in the UK, with 75 units occupied covering 560,000 square feet.
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