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A major fire on Arthur’s seat at the center of Edinburgh was almost provoked by human activity, a Scottish fire and rescue service group commander said.

Neil McLenn said that the exact cause of the blast was not yet known, but a deliberate work could not be rejected.

A rapidly spreading fire on the hill in Holiroad Park was brought under control overnight in Holiroad Park on Sunday afternoon.

With the spread of flames, the area was evacuated and there was no information in it.

Mr. McLenn said that the “challenging” fire was quickly landed through the gors and heather on the standing hill.

Asked how the blaze started, he told that Good morning scotland of BBC Radio: “We do not have nuances … but what we can do is that it will be some form of human behavior or some kind of intervention.

“It is very rare for any natural wildfire to start in this country.

“How it appears that we do not know at this level, but will have some form of human contact and it is part of the risk for that area – it is a busy area.

“There is a risk to start that type of fire.”

Arthur’s seat rises above Edinburgh near the Scottish Parliament. Offering city scenes, it is a popular climb for locals and visitors.

In February 2019, the hill also set fire, in which dozens of firefighters worked to extinguish a large gorsel blaze through the night.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued several wildfire warnings this year, with the country looking at especially warm and dry summer.

Prior to this summer, Scotland has ever seen Blaze burning in Karbridge in Highlands and Mooreland in Dao.

Professor Rori Hayden, president of Fire Science at the University of Edinburgh, agreed that most of the forests in Scotland were due to human activity.

He told Good Morning Scotland: “Some of these can try their best to enjoy themselves and enjoy some mistakes in rural areas.”

Professor Hayden said that wildfires in Scotland were becoming large, more common and more difficult.

With climate change, more extreme heat in summer and temperature in winter was causing temperature, the expert said that it increased more vegetation, providing more “fuel” for fire.

He said that with the changes in the use of land, such as an increase in reunion, the rural depression, also contributed.

Fire Service said that four tools and expert resources were sent to Arthur’s seat after raising the alarm at around 16:05 pm on Sunday.

It said that two equipment stayed at the scene on Monday.