Crews attend fire aboard feed barge in Lerwick harbour

FIRE CREWS attended the scene of a vessel fire in Lerwick’s Greenhead base this morning (Monday).

Three appliances, two from Lerwick and one from Sandwick, were called to the scene at around 10.23am.

The fire was aboard an unmanned feed barge, the coastguard confirmed.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, police and an ambulance were all in attendance, along with coastguard officers and the Lerwick lifeboat.

The coastguard said the lifeboat and its coastal officers were on the scene to provide safety cover.

Smoke from the fire, and a fire crew, could be seen on Shetland Webcams view of the Greenhead base.

The fire was declared out at around 12.15pm, with fire crews remaining on the scene to check for further spread.