Firefighters were on Sunday tackling a blaze on Arthur’s Seat, a landmark dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A wildfire broke out on Arthur's Seat, the extinct volcano overlooking Scotland's capital Edinburgh, on Sunday, spreading extensively across the landmark which is popular with walkers and tourists and producing smoke visible from miles around.

A large gorse fire ignited on Arthur's Seat, a prominent landmark in Edinburgh, as the city hosted the Festival Fringe. Firefighters worked overnight to contain the blaze, which sent thick plumes of black smoke into the sky.