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Firefighters extinguish chalet fire near Boat of Garten

Fire crews worked for more than four hours to extinguish the blaze.

Smoke bellows from a chalet on fire near the Boat of Garten area.
Firefighters were tasked to a chalet fire near the Boat of Garten area this afternon. Image: DC Thomson.

A Highland chalet has suffered extensive damage after a fire tore through the property.

Fire crews were called to the property close to the Mains of Garten Farm at around 3.20pm today.

Fire appliances from Aviemore, Grantown-on-Spey and Inverness were tasked to the scene.

It is unclear if anyone was in the building at the time of the incident.

smoke can be seen coming from a chalet near Boat of Garten.
Smoke could be seen coming from a chalet as firefighters worked to extinguish a fire. Image: DC Thomson.

Firefighters battle chalet fire for more than four hours

At the height of the blaze, four appliances were in attendance.

Firefighters battled for more than four hours to extinguish the flames by using two breathing apparatuses, one main jet and one hose reel jet.

The stop message was received at 8.23pm, with crews leaving the scene a short time later.

Pictures taken in the area show smoke coming from a chalet to the rear of Mains of Garten Farm.

A fire spokeswoman confirmed engineers from SSE had been contacted to isolate the amenities.

A spokeswoman from Police Scotland confirmed they were made aware of the incident but did not attend.