Firecrews scrambled to derelict building blaze

Firefighters battled an inferno at a derelict building for over three hours this morning at a property in Boddam, near Peterhead.

Emergency services were alerted at around 2.30am.

Six fire crews, a height vehicle and a water carrier attended the incident.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “It was an extensive fire, our crews were still on the scene at 6am with crews damping down.

“We sent two crews from Peterhead and Ellon, a height vehicle from Aberdeen and water carrier from Turriff.”

Police Scotland are working with the Fire Service to ascertain what caused the fire.

A police spokesperson said: “At this point in time we can’t discount criminality.”