the fire brigade seemed to be doing a great job stopping it from getting Adam house. Al Storer, Edinburgh

I live in university accommodation in the area affected by the fire. Thanks to the hard work of the fire brigade, my flat and others in the block have not been damaged by the fire although residents have been evacuated. The brigade are doing a great job. Debbie Lloyd, Scotland

I was in the Dept. of Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh, which is directly above La Belle Angelle and Leisureland, when it happened. The fire alarm rang a little past 8pm and me and some colleagues left the building. Usually this happens due to a false alarm, but when we saw smoke billowing out of Leisureland it was clear something seriouswas happening. Ruli Manurung, Scotland

Thank heavens the firefighters where not on strike, this could of been a lot worse. Melanie Armer, Scotland

We were meeting a few friends in the Jazz Bar at 9pm but as we arrived it had already bee evacuated and there were firemen with breathing apparatus. We briefly went a few doors up to a bar but when we returned at 11pm that bar had been evacuated and there was thick smoke pouring out of the first floor of the A.I. buildings on South Bridge. The police seemed to have co-ordinated the whole situation so well with the Fire Brigade. Phill Gillespie, Edinburgh

I am a member of staff at the University of Edinburgh's Accommodation Services. If any students or parents of students are worried about