A farmer saw more than £40,000 of vintage cars destroyed after his storage business burned to the ground at the weekend has said it will be some time before it recovers.
The “devastating” blaze ripped through a shed at Birkhill Storage and Distribution Ltd in Dyce on Sunday morning.
One farm worker also had to be taken to hospital after suffering burns.
Around 50 firefighters tended to the scene for six hours before the flames were fully extinguished, with the B997 closing between Parkhill and Bridge of Don to allow them to work safely.
Concerns had been raised that asbestos in the burning structure’s ceiling tiles could have added an additional hazard, and representatives from the Health and Safety Executive visited the scene yesterday to check if it was safe.
But despite giving the all-clear, the building’s owner Norman Fiddes has been told he must wait before clearing the wreckage.
Police are still investigating the cause of the fire, though it is not understood to be suspicious.
Mr Fiddes said: “I can’t do anything about the clear-up until the police report is filed and they have to liaise with the fire brigade first.
“We have another property in which we can store items in the meantime, but it will take a wee while to get everything sorted out.”
The 154,000 square foot shed housed a large number of old vehicles which were often tinkered with by hobbyists.
Two tractors worth £14,000 and eight cars worth £25,000 were among the items lost in the fire.
“A lot of the vehicles in the shed were people’s on-going projects,” Mr Fiddes said.
“They started them for a while and sometimes they would work on them for a hobby.
“The neighbours have been very good, as have everyone that lost something in the fire as well.
“I have a record of everything that was stored, so they have left it up to me for now.”
The emergency services did not find anything to suggest the fire was started deliberately.
It is thought the blaze could have been caused by an electrical fault, triggered by recent bad weather.