B974 closed for several hours due to lorry fire near Cairn O’ Mount

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An Aberdeenshire road was closed for several hours after a lorry caught fire near Cairn O’ Mount.

The lorry was travelling on the B974 Banchory to Fettercairn road, otherwise known as the Old Military Road, on Thursday when the incident happened near the Clattering Bridge, north of Fettercairn.

Fire crews and police descended on the area after the alarm was raised at 6.50pm.

Two appliances, one from Brechin and one from Laurencekirk^[1], attended the scene.

The road was closed for almost four hours as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.

Snow gates along the route were closed, restricting access to the area.

Police asked road users to avoid the area^[2] to allow emergency services access.

The road reopened at 10.45pm.

There have been no reported injuries.

Firefighters tackle lorry fire

Fire crews used breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to make the fire safe.

The stop message informing the control room the fire was under control was received at 8.34pm.

A fire service spokeswoman confirmed the last fire appliances left the scene at 9.31pm and crews left the scene in the hands of the police.

​A police spokeswoman said: “Around 7pm on Thursday, June 8, we received a report of a lorry on fire at Cairn O Mount Road, Fettercairn.

“Emergency services attended and the road reopened at 10.45pm.”

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References

1. ^{^} Laurencekirk (www.pressandjournal.co.uk)
2. ^{^} road users to avoid the area (twitter.com)
3. ^{^} Sign in (www.pressandjournal.co.uk)