Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

VIDEO: Police and fire investigating former Aberdeen army barracks blaze

A joint police and fire investigation is underway after fire tore through the former territorial army barracks site on Tuesday evening.

The cause of the fire is unknown and it is unclear at this stage whether it may have been deliberately started.

The fire, which burned for about two hours, caused significant damage to both the interior and the exterior of the Roy Strathdee Building.

Thick smoke hung over the area for hours after the fire was extinguished and police were forced to restrict access to some streets.

Reports of a second fire, within the grounds of nearby Seaton Primary School, proved to be a misunderstanding relating to an organised bonfire.

Named after the 20th century Scottish chemist of the same name, the now derelict building was once used to give university students the opportunity to undertake Reserve Officer training and further ambitions to join the armed forces.

Four fire crews from the central and North Anderson Drive stations made their way to the barracks after receiving a flurry of calls from residents and passersby at about 9pm.

The first firefighters were on the site within five minutes and managed to put the fire out by around 11.10pm.

Crews remained at the scene alongside police until about 3.20 am checking the building and beginning investigations.

No-one was hurt.

Local resident Jamie Gibson said: “My girlfriend made me aware of the fire at about 9pm when she came in saying we had to call the fire brigade.

“Within two or three hours they had the fire under control, but the thick smoke sat over the streets for hours afterwards.”

Police diverted members of the public away from the area after closing the junction from King Street to Lord Hay’s Road and Don Street.

They made an exception for residents of the neighboring buildings, allowing them access to their properties.

Both fire and police services are now coordinating a joint investigation to understand the cause of the fire.

A police spokesman said: “Officers are working with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to investigate a fire in Don Street, Aberdeen.

“Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”