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Two taken to hospital after serious fire in Aberdeen

BBC Smoke billowing rooftops in Aberdeen city centre.BBC
Smoke could be seen billowing across the city centre.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a serious fire at a residential property in Aberdeen.

The alarm was raised in the Summerfield Terrace area on Tuesday morning.

Flames could be seen coming through a roof of a building, causing smoke to billow across the city centre skyline.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent several units to the scene, including a height vehicle.

The Scottish Ambulance Service took two casualties to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and police said some properties were evacuated.

Firefighters using a height vehicle to battle a blaze, other members of the emergency services are in the street.
A height vehicle was called in to battle the fire

The Scottish Ambulance Service said four ambulances and a special operations and critical care team were dispatched.

"Our first resource arrived within six minutes and we transported two patients to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and treated a further patient at the scene," a spokesperson said.

Fubar News Flames coming through the roof of a building.Fubar News
The fire broke out on Tuesday morning

The SFRS said it was alerted just after 09:00.

"Operations control mobilised six appliances and specialty vehicles to the scene," a statement said.

"Crews remain in attendance."

Police and ambulance crews at the scene of fire
There was a heavy emergency service presence at the scene

Police Scotland said "a number of properties" had been evacuated.

Members of the public have been advised to avoid the area.

Kieran McPherson, a man with red hair tried back and a beard, and wearing a black hooded top, in front of an ambulance vehicle.
Kieran McPherson said police had been banging on doors

Kieran McPherson, 27, lives two doors down from where fire happened.

"I was actually asleep at the time and the buzzer was going off and I thought it was just some delivery driver or something," he told BBC Scotland News.

"But I looked out the window and saw a sea of fluorescent jackets and fire trucks.

"I knew it was pretty serious, so me and my partner swiftly got dressed and had to leave the flat."

McPherson said he was "focussed on getting out".

He added: "We had the police banging on everyone's door. It was quite chaotic. But it was a good response and I'm thankful we got out.

"It was quite a shock to step out and see the plume of smoke. It was quite surreal."

Reflecting on the experience, he said: "It was a total shock. I didn't think I'd be woken up like that."