Emergency services tackle house fire in Dunfermline

Emergency services were fighting a blaze at a property in Dunfermline.

The fire on St Andrew’s Street was reported to Scottish Fire and Rescue Service at 2.48pm on Saturday.

They initially sent two appliances but a short while later two more appliances were sent.

A dog at an address was provided with oxygen as firefighters tackled the blaze.

It is unknown if anyone else required any medical treatment, as firefighters left the scene at 6.30pm.

Bus services were temporarily diverted along Aberdour Road and Blacklaw Road at the height of the incident.

A spokeswoman for SFRS said: “We received a call at 2.48pm reporting a fire at a property in St Andrew’s Street in Dunfermline.

“We sent two appliances initially and a height appliance but we now have four appliances at the scene.

“Crews used Smokey Paws (oxygen for animals) for a dog at the scene.

“We received the stop message at 5.39pm, the last crew left the scene at 6.20pm.”