Invergordon barn blaze: Firefighters fought for more than 40 hours to put out flames

A fire at a farm near Invergordon was ongoing for more than 40 hours after the call was received.

The fire service received reports of the incident in Kildary, about five miles north of the town, at 3.05pm on Tuesday.

It is understood two barn buildings and hay bales on the farm caught fire.

Six appliances, a water carrier and specialist resources were sent to the scene following the first call.

For the next 43 hours, fire crews from the surrounding areas continued in their attempts to extinguish the blaze with teams rotating every three hours last night.

The stop message came back at 10.05am this morning. A team from Dingwall left the scene at around 11.30am after making the area safe.

A fire service spokeswoman said: “We were alerted at 3.05pm on Tuesday, September 20, to reports of a fire affecting two farm buildings and hay bales near Kildary Bridge, Invergordon.

“At its height, Operations Control mobilised six appliances, a water carrier and other resources to the scene. The fire has now been extinguished.

“There are no reported casualties.”