Press Association
Thursday 24th May 2012
Firefighters have been tackling two large property fires in the early hours on Saturday.
There are not thought to be any casualties as a result of the blazes in the Highlands and Aberdeenshire.
In the first incident, a fire broke out at a remote house on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, shortly after 8.30pm on Friday.
Crews from Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service were still at the scene in the Sanna and Kilchoan area on Saturday morning as they worked to bring the blaze under control.
The fire is believed to have started in the loft area and it is thought that the single-storey property has been extensively damaged by the fire.
A fire service spokeswoman said: "We're making steady progress but we're being hampered by high winds so the crews will be in attendance for some time yet."
She said 12 firefighters from two crews were at the scene, replacing three crews who tackled the blaze earlier.
On the other side of the country, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service was called to a blaze at a storage building on a farm at around 6am.
The property at Cluny Home Farm, Cluny, was said to have been be "well alight" but was brought under control by 11 firefighters in less than an hour.
Spokeswomen for both fire services confirmed there were no reports of any casualties as a result of the incidents.
