Emergency services have been called to a van blaze on the A90.
The tyre of the vehicle went up in flamesĀ just after 8.15am on the busy route heading northbound near Laurencekirk.
Two Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliances from Stonehaven and LaurencekirkĀ are in attendance.
A spokesman said: āItās a three-tonne van and itās well alight.ā