Fireplace crews have labored in a single day to battle an enormous wildfire that's at the moment ripping its manner by means of Scots hill land.
Firefighters scrambled to A98 between Banff and Macduff, Aberdeenshire, after receiving the alarm at 2.05am right now.
Six hearth engines raced to the inferno the place all of them at the moment stay.
A Scottish Fireplace and Rescue Service (SFRS) top car and an all-terrain car (ATV) are among the many equipment getting used to sort out the flames.
The fireplace is believed to have unfold to 400m by 50m in dimension.
Stunning photographs from the scene present the blaze tearing by means of the hillside as thick plumes of smoke billow throughout Aberdeenshire.
Police Scotland have additionally attended the incident to divert oncoming site visitors as Union Street stays closed.
In the meantime, hearth chiefs have warned residents to maintain their home windows closed because of the thick plumes of smoke.
An SFRS spokesperson mentioned: "We had been alerted at 2.05am on Monday, Might 16 to a wildfire alongside the A947 between Banff and Macduff.
"Operations Management mobilised six hearth home equipment and firefighters, the place they at the moment stay.
"A top car and an ATV car are additionally in attendance.
"Residents in Banff and the encircling space ought to hold home windows closed resulting from excessive volumes of smoke.
"Street closures are additionally in place."
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