Emergency response after reported blast at Rockstar North (Full Transcript)

Name: Emergency response after reported blast at Rockstar North
Uploaded: 2026-01-20T10:07:18+00:00
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Description: Fire crews attended Rockstar North’s Edinburgh HQ after an explosion report caused structural damage; no casualties reported and GTA 6 work appears unaffected.

Fire crews attended Rockstar North’s Edinburgh HQ after an explosion report caused structural damage; no casualties reported and GTA 6 work appears unaffected.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Emergency services were called to Rockstar North's Edinburgh headquarters after reports of an explosion inside the building. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said they were called out to Holyrood Road at 5am on Monday morning to deal with structural damage at the building. Six fire engines were sent to the scene, but crews were stood down at 9.21am and there were no reports of casualties. It's the same building where part of Grand Theft Auto 6 is currently in development. Rockstar North has been approached for comment, however there is currently no indication that development of GTA 6 has been affected.

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Emergency services responded to reports of an explosion at Rockstar North’s Edinburgh HQ on Holyrood Road at 5am Monday, addressing structural damage. Six fire engines attended; crews were stood down by 9:21am with no reported casualties. Rockstar North has been approached for comment, and there is currently no indication that GTA 6 development has been affected.

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Emergency call-out after reported explosion at Rockstar North HQ

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Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended Rockstar North’s Edinburgh HQ after an explosion was reported.
Incident involved structural damage; six fire engines responded around 5am Monday.
Crews were stood down at 9:21am and no casualties were reported.
Rockstar North has been approached for comment.
There is currently no indication the incident has affected GTA 6 development.

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Neutral: Factual reporting of an emergency response and building damage, tempered by confirmation of no casualties and no current indication of impact on GTA 6 development.

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