The roof of a house on Westburn Drive in Aberdeen has been destroyed after a fire broke out at the property.
Emergency services were made aware of the blaze at the vacant house at about 11.30am on Saturday.
The fire service dispatched seven appliances to the scene at the height of the incident.
Smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the house where firefighters used a height appliance to dampen down hotspots.
Nobody was injured and there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.
A section of Westburn Drive was closed for more than eight hours while crews worked to bring the blaze under control.
Police put up a cordon at Ashgrove Road and the Six Roads Roundabout to stop traffic and pedestrians from coming into the area.
The path from Ashgrove Court was also taped off.
Officers were called to the scene to assist fire crews at about 11.40am.
Two ambulance incident response units were also seen outside the house but there were no reported injuries.
It is understood nobody has lived in the property for the past couple of years.
Crews were on the scene of fire on Westburn Drive in Aberdeen
The fire did not spread to any nearby properties and neighbours did not need to evacuate their homes.
Residents on the street were being escorted to and from their homes by officers.
A woman who lives in the area said she saw smoke rising above the street late in the morning.
“I could see smoke coming from the house and all the neighbours out on the street,” she said.
“Then three fire engines coming over this way.
“I did see an ambulance as well, I hope everyone is ok.”
Another woman told The Press and Journal: “It is scary to see such a big emergency response.”
A passerby added: “It’s awful to see, I hope nobody was inside.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We had seven appliances on the scene of a fire in a domestic dwelling on Westburn Drive.
“We used six breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, jets, a thermal imaging camera and the height appliance at the scene.
“Crews remain remained at the scene until around 4.30pm.”
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