Large blaze at abattoir is ‘unexplained’

Firefighters tackled a large blaze at an abattoir in Brechin.

The emergency services were called to Matheson Jess abattoir on Montrose Road at 4am on Saturday..

The premises has been extensively damaged but police said no-one was injured in the fire.

They added that the fire was being treated as “unexplained” and an investigation was under way to establish the circumstances.