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News / Fire fighters tackle blaze in Vidlin

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FIRE fighters from Lerwick, Brae, Scalloway and Bixter are currently tackling a fire in a house in Vidlin.

Fire Control said they were alerted to the emergency at half past eight on Wednesday night.

The one and a half storey dwelling house on a narrow side road at Kirkabister was well ablaze when fire crews arrived at the scene.

A spokeswoman said that fire fighters were using three main jets to get the fire under control.

There are no reports of any injuries.

 

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