The Scotsman

Dozens of firefighte­rs tackle school fire

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More than 40 firefighte­rs tackled a blaze in an old school in Dundee on Saturday.

Fire crews were called to the scene at the old Baldragon Academy building on Burn Street at about 3:27pm on Saturday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said six pumps and a command support unit were sent to the scene, with 43 firefighte­rs involved in the blaze.

There were no reports of any injuries. A hiker has photograph­ed piles of rubbish as he walked the otherwise unspoilt 1,000mile Shetland coastline.

Neil Fraser, 57, was shocked to see waste including a washing machine on a cliff side, a computer monitor and a huge chunk of polystyren­e.

He also found rusting, abandoned vehicles, plastic mussel pegs and fishing nets sprouting from the stretches of sandy beaches.

Mr Fraser, who lives in Lerwick

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