Crews battle major fire at Pitlochry tyre business

Fire crews spent the night battling a major blaze in Pitlochry.

Scottish Fire and Rescue were called to Gordon’s Tyres on Ferry Road at 10.23pm and spent more than five hours putting out the flames in the complex.

Appliances from Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Pitlochry, Perth and Dundee were involved. The command support unit from Blackness Road in Dundee was also in attendance.

The fire, involving a 20m x 20m single-storey building, was split into four sectors by crews and they used three main jets to extinguish the blaze.

The fire was only fully extinguished at 4.06am.

Station manager Alex McCutcheon said: “The crews worked tirelessly in demanding conditions to stop the fire spreading to neighbouring domestic properties and to bring the fire under control.

“SFRS fire investigation team will be at the scene today to carry out a joint investigation with Police Scotland to ascertain the cause of the fire.

“Thankfully no one was injured.”