A Pitlochry food firm is back in business after a blaze caused damage costing hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Bosses at Hubertus Game were left picking up the pieces after its huge cold store building went up in flames last week.
A joint investigation by police and fire chiefs has now ruled that Thursday night’s inferno was not started deliberately.
Neighbours reported a series of “explosions” as fire took hold of the factory store and a neighbouring garage.
The blaze raged through the night and fire crews battled to protect neighbouring homes.
Hubertus owner Marko Thoss said: “We’re still not really sure what happened. We are waiting to get a report back on the fire investigation.
“It was terrible. We lost our cold store and quite a few machines, as well as a lot of our product.
“The main thing is that no one was hurt.”
The business, which specialises in venison and smaller game, was launched at its Ferry Road premises about 20 years ago.
Mr Thoss said: “Thankfully, our factory which is next to the store, was unaffected and now after a lot of clearing up we are back in business.”
The site was cordoned off the day after the blaze as firefighters and police tried to establish its cause.
A force spokesman confirmed the incident is not being treated as suspicious. It is understood an electrical fault may have sparked the outbreak.
Residents living on the edge of the site said they were moments away from “catastrophe”. They watched in horror as 20ft flames edged closer to their property.
One local said if firefighters were not so swift, the flames could easily have spread to her property.
A workshop operated by Gordon Tyres also known as Pitlochry Tyres was destroyed in the blaze.
No one from the company could be reached for comment.
A member of the public raised the alarm just after 10.30pm. Crews from Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Pitlochry, Perth and Dundee attended and stayed on the scene until the early hours of the next morning.
After the fire was brought under control at around 4am using three main jets, firefighters stayed on the scene to check for and extinguish any hidden hot pockets.
Station manager Alex McCutcheon said the crews had worked “tirelessly in demanding conditions”.