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VIDEO: Watch as massive fire engulfs Peterhead fish factory

By Stephen Walsh
January 17, 2015, 5:16 pm Updated: January 17, 2015, 6:41 pm

This video shows the mammoth task faced by emergency services as a massive blaze engulfs a north-east fish factory.

Fire crews have been battling the inferno at North Bay Pelagic on Kirk Square.

The flames have now spread to an adjacent office building and have taken over all four storeys.

Hundreds of people turned out to witness the massive blaze (photo courtesy of Josh King)
The fire could be seen for miles in either direction (photo courtesy of Kayley Sangster)
The fire tore through two buildings
There were concerns the fire could spread towards chemical cannisters (photo courtesy of Isla Parsons)
The fire tore through two buildings

Crews are attempting to subdue the blaze before it reaches cannisters containing ammonia.

Meanwhile, residents of nearby Erroll Street have been evacuated as a precuationary measure.

 

 

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