Firefighters tackle gorse fire near Bridge of Don

Firefighters battled for more than five hours to bring a gorse fire in Aberdeenshire under control.

Emergency teams were called to the Whitecairns area at around 3.30pm on Saturday following reports of a field on fire.

Three appliances were dispatched to the scene alongside the forestry unit.

Firefighters used two hosereel jets, one main jet and beaters to tackle the flames.

The stop message was received several hours later as crews finally brought the fire under control.

However, firefighters remained at the scene dampening down hotspots until 9.20pm.