Crews extinguish house fire in Cheyne Crescent
FIRE crews attended the scene of a house fire in Lerwick’s Cheyne Crescent on Tuesday afternoon.
Eight fire engines were called to the scene – including crews from Lerwick, Scalloway and Brae – with the call coming in at 1.42pm.
Crews from Bixter, Sumburgh and Sandwick were also involved.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said that firefighters used breathing apparatus, a hosereel jet and a main jet to extinguish the blaze.
The fire took hours to put out, with no-one believed to be harmed.
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