Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Investigation into cause of Aberdeenshire bank blaze remains on-going

The fire at the TSB Bank at 11 High Street, Insch
The fire at the TSB Bank at 11 High Street, Insch

An investigation into the cause of a fire at an Aberdeenshire bank remains on-going more than two weeks after the incident.

A blaze broke out at the TSB branch on Insch High Street just before midnight on January 13, with residents evacuated to nearby safe havens.

Neighbours alerted the fire and rescue service after spotting smoke coming from an empty flat above the branch.

And, last night, the fire and rescue service said its investigations into the fire remained on-going.

Firefighters, using jets and breathing apparatus, spent five hours dealing with the blaze.

Police advised people in several properties to evacuate their homes shortly after midnight, with some taking shelter in the local community centre which had been opened up for them.

Last night, West Garioch independent councillor, Sheena Lonchay, said: “My concern is that the future of this bank is reviewed, given that other banks have recently announced that they intend to limit some of their services.

“It looks in good repair, but the top windows obviously need a bit of attention.”

A spokesman for TSB said the branch would reopen in March.

He added: “We’re really sorry our branch in Insch remains closed due to fire damage. We are working as hard as we can to re-open it.

“Our Insch branch partners are now at nearby branches, so they can continue to help local customers.

“The nearest TSB branches to Insch are at Alford, Inverurie and Huntly – and customers can also manage their money via phone on 03459 758 758, online at tsb.co.uk and mobile.

“Customers can also access and deposit their money at Post Office branches.”