Pictures by JASON HEDGES
Muir MOT is pictured. The source of the fire, according to the owner was that a trailer with Hay had caught fire around the brakes. He granted me permission to take photos of the trailer damage within his private grounds. No view of the trailer and smoke was available without entering on to his property.
Pictures by JASON HEDGES
A trailer was left damaged at a north MOT test centre after a stack of hay caught fire inside it.
Emergency services attended the blaze in Muir of Ord after numerous calls from the public reporting a “bang” and smoke in the area of an industrial estate.
Three fire crews turned out, from Beauly, Dingwall and Inverness, shortly before 8.30pm last night night.
A trailer with hay on board was found to be alight on the grounds of the Muir of Ord MOT Test Centre.
The firefighters tackled the blaze with three main jets and two hose reel jets.
Police attended, closing off access to the industrial estate.
The blaze was extinguished more than an hour later, with the fire service leaving the scene shortly before 10pm.
A police spokesman said: “No one was injured and there are no suspicious circumstances.”
The owner of the building declined to comment.
Trailer damaged following fire at north MOT test centre
