Ellon fire station catches fire
Fire crews in Aberdeenshire have been battling a blaze inside one of their own stations.
Fire crews in Aberdeenshire have been battling a blaze inside one of their own stations.
12 people in total were needed to extinguish the fire which started in the roof of the Ellon facility.
Local Senior Officer David Rout said: "As part of a refurbishment of all our stations in the north of Scotland, contractors were appointed to carry out repairs to the roof of our fire station at Ellon.
"A minor fire was inadvertently caused by these construction works at around 2:00pm earlier today. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control and had it extinguished in under 5 minutes.
"Roof repairs were carried out and the incident has not affected our ability to serve the public.
"The local community should not be concerned."