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Major fire at popular garden centre at Fettes Sawmill, sees A832 Highland road closed as emergency services battle for five hours with the blaze


By Louise Glen

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The fire service was in attendance.
The fire service was in attendance.

A major fire near Tore was brought under control by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

The fire, that happened shortly after 11pm last night, at a building at the Fettes Sawmill Limited, a popular garden centre at Fettes, just off the A832 on the Tore to Muir of Ord Road.

Police closed the road during the night saying it was dealing with an incident alongside the fire service.

A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We received a call at 11.18pm to attend a fire at a sawmill at Tore, near Muir of Ord.

"We mobilised four appliances and one water carrier.

As of 9am on Thursday, he said: "We were still at the scene, although the stop sign came through at 4.12am."

"During the fire we used four main jets and one hose reel jet."

The road has since reopened.

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