Cottage fire causes A90 lane closure as fire crews tackle blaze

A fire at a cottage in Aberdeenshire has led to the A90 road being partly blocked.

Six fire engines and other appliances were called out to tackle the blaze at North Water Bridge, to the south of Laurencekirk.

The northbound carriageway of the A90 was closed as emergency services dealt with the incident, which came amid snowy conditions in the north of Scotland.

The fire was reported around 7.30pm on Saturday.

Pictures on social media showed a building engulfed in flames

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “We were alerted at 7.34pm on Saturday to reports of a dwelling fire affecting a terraced cottage on the A90 south of Laurencekirk near North Water Bridge.

“Operations control has mobilised six appliances, a water carrier and a high reach vehicle to the scene, where crews are working to make the area safe.

“There are no reported casualties.”