A block of flats has been deliberately set on fire in Edinburgh.

The blaze happened in a communal stairwell within the building on Harvesters Way on Saturday.

A resident living in the block alerted emergency services shortly after 2.10am.

Nobody was injured and a no one had to be evacuated.

Detective Inspector Bruce Coutts said: "We are treating this as deliberate fire raising and are carrying out enquiries in the local area today."