School pupils evacuated after fire in Fife village

School pupils in a Fife village were evacuated after a building fire on Thursday.

Youngsters from Colinsburgh Primary School had to leave their building after the blaze in a nearby blacksmith.

The road between the village and Kilconquhar was closed to allow fire crews to tackle the blaze.

It is understood nobody was injured.

Staff and pupils were able to return to the school at 10am.

Rona Weir, education manager at Fife Council, said: “Emergency services attended and quickly managed the situation.

“In line with the school’s emergency planning procedures, all children and staff were safely evacuated from the school and relocated to the village hall until they were advised that it was safe to return to school.

“Children and staff were able to return to school at 10 am.”

Two appliances sent to Colinsburgh fire

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent two appliances to the scene.

A spokesperson said: “We can confirm we were in attendance at an incident in Colinsburgh.

“Two appliances were sent to the scene. We got the call at 8.39am and the stop call came in at 9.54am.”

Bus services were also diverted with Stagecoach East Scotland confirming that the 95 service was back to normal shortly after 10.30am.

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.