This is why you may have smelled burning in Edinburgh's George Street today

Firefighters were called out to deal with a fire in a hotel in the east end of George Street this afternoon.

Three fire engines and a height appliance were sent to the Principal Hotel shortly before 2:30pm.

A fire service spokeswoman said the fire was detected in a cavity wall on the first floor, where workers were doing some re-roofing on the hotel.

Small cutting gear was used to access the small fire and a high pressure jet was used to extinguish the flames, with fire crews leaving the scene at 5;13pm.

No one was hurt as a result of the fire.

A spokeswoman for the Principal Edinburgh George Street said: "We can confirm that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was on site this afternoon following reports of a smell of burning.

"Crews investigated the premises and a small fire was detected in a cavity wall as a result of works. This was a minor incident, which was dealt with promptly."