Nearby properties evacuated as emergency services tackle Brechin blaze

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the fire within a derelict building at around 2.49pm

Author: Dale EatonPublished 5th Mar 2025
Last updated 5th Mar 2025

Emergency services are tackling a blaze within a derelict building in Brechin.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the fire at Witchden Road at around 2:49pm.

Nearby properties have been evacuated as a precaution and the road is closed.

Six fire appliances have been sent to the incident with firefighters working to tackle the fire.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 2.49pm on Wednesday, 5 March to reports of a fire within a derelict building in Brechin.

"Operations Control mobilised six appliances to the town's Witchden Road, where firefighters remain working to extinguish the fire."

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were made aware of a fire at a premises on Witchden Road in Brechin around 3pm on Wednesday, 5 March, 2025.

"Emergency services are in attendance and the road is closed.

"A number of nearby properties have been evacuated as a precaution."

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