Explosion at Rockstar North Edinburgh HQ causes structural damage, no injuries

Pcgamer reports seven Scottish Fire and Rescue Service vehicles attended Rockstar North's Edinburgh HQ this morning after an explosion rocked the building at around 5am local time.

Fire crews spent around three hours securing the scene and a cordon was put in place; no-one was injured. "We were alerted at 5:02am on Monday, 19 January to attend an incident on Holyrood Road, Edinburgh," a SFRS spokesperson told The Herald. A Rockstar North spokesman said the explosion was down to a "malfunction" in one of the building's heating boilers and added: "Many thanks to those that reached out with concern, and also to the police and fire crews who were on scene quickly to assess the situation. Everyone is well and our studio remains open and operational."

Rockstar North is currently working on Grand Theft Auto 6, which is due to be released on consoles in November following two delays. The studio has also recently been embroiled in a controversy over alleged union busting after firing 30 employees working on the game, an ongoing dispute that UK PM Keir Starmer described last month as "a deeply concerning case."

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