Residents evacuated after blaze breaks out at Highland flat

Residents were evacuated from a Nairn street this morning after a fire broke out at a block of flats.

Three fire crews were sent to extinguish the flames at the three-storey building in Belivat Terrace.

One hose-reel, a thermal imaging unit and a 105 ladder  from the fire station in Nairn attended after the call came in at 10.28am.

Police set up a cordon around the area.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said officers worked to protect the public from falling debris.

A fire spokeswoman said later that the incident was over by 11.29am.

She added: “It wasn’t a big fire. It was the window sill and some of the plasterboard. There were no injuries.”