Fire crews have extinguished a fire in an Aberdeen city centre hotel.
Firefighters were called to the Carmelite in Stirling Street just before 9:30pm on Monday.
There was a heavy police presence in the area and the street was cordoned off.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “We were called to Stirling Street at 9:29pm.
“We sent four appliances.”
It is believed the fire started inside one of the hotel rooms.
Firefighters entered the room where the blaze started via a crane around 11pm.
They were attempting to clear debris with a shovel at great height.
The cause of the fire remains unknown but it is not being treated as suspicious.
Carmelite Hotel guest alerted others to fire
A resident at the Carmelite told the Press and Journal how the dramatic scenes unfolded.
He said: “I was sitting watching films in the downstairs library.
“Next thing you know I smell smoke.
“I ran outside and seen this huge fire.
“I pulled the fire alarm straight away and I just started screaming.
“I was going mental and running up the stairs to let everyone know there’s a fire.
“Because sometimes people just ignore fire alarms.
“I didn’t know what to think, I just starting running.”
Residents moved out after ‘really bad’ fire
Another resident at the hotel told the Press and Journal that the fire “was really bad” when it first started.
Footage shows a column of smoke coming out from a window.
Others have added that some of them will have to be moved out of the nearby rooms because the damage is “so bad.”
A police spokesperson said: “Around 9.45pm on Monday, June 24, we were called to a report of a fire at a building in Stirling Street, Aberdeen.
“Emergency services attended and there were no reports of injuries.”
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