Blaze tears through industrial buildings

Fire crews spent more than five hours battling a blaze which tore through a prominent Tayside industrial estate

Firefighters from around the region attended the Friarton Bridge Park industrial estate, in Perth, in the early hours of today after a fire took hold in multiple buildings.

The crews fought the flames throughout the night – with the majority of attending firefighters only standing down at 6.20am.

Three appliances remained at the scene – alongside police officers – throughout this morning.

A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they utilised three jets, four ground monitors, breathing apparatus and also a high volume pump in their subsequently successful efforts to douse the fire.

It is understood a number of industrial buildings sustained significant damage – however there was no one injured.

A spokesman said: “The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 12.50am to reports of a fire within industrial buildings.”

Police also attended the fire – but have ruled out any notion that the fire was started deliberately.

A spokesman for the force said they had attended at the request of the fire service – but that their services had not been required.

The spokesman said: “We can confirm that there are no suspicious circumstances and no requirement for police action.

“Police will remain at the scene until any potential hazards are made safe.”

Friarton Bridge Park is an industrial complex in Perth, close to the M90.

The park consists of multiple units – ranging from 500 sq ft to 70,000 sq ft – and the site was acquired by Rossco Properties in 1996.

Rossco Properties was contacted for comment but had not responded at the time of going to press.

Councillor Eric Drysdale, who represents the area, paid tribute to the work of the emergency services.

He said: “We all owe a debt of gratitude to the emergency services.

“It is heartening to hear that there were no injuries and the emergency services were deployed successfully.”

Firefighters were called to the Friarton Bridge Park industrial estate in Perth early today to tackle a blaze within multiple buildings.