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Police at fire-hit Perth car showroom for second day running

The blaze broke out at Cameron Motor Group's Volkswagen dealership in Dunkeld Road.

Perth car dealership fire
Police at Cameron Motors on Thursday. Image: Kenzie Goddard

Police officers remain at the scene of Thursday morning’s fire at a Perth car dealership.

The blaze broke out at Cameron Motor Group’s Volkswagen dealership in Dunkeld Road at just after 1am on Thursday.

At the height of the blaze there were four appliances present and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service cleared the scene at around 3.30pm the same day.

But police were still at the site on Friday morning.

Police Scotland and SFRS investigating Perth car dealership fire

An eyewitness, speaking to The Courier 24 hours earlier, said: “Police Scotland has been at the scene all day.

“There was a pretty large presence on Thursday afternoon with six officers speaking with various people at the dealership.”

The cause of the fire isn’t known.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.25am on Thursday police were called to a report of a fire at a car garage on Dunkeld Road, Perth.

“Officers are in attendance, working with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.”

Car showroom fire Perth
Police at the scene on Thursday afternoon. Image: Kenzie Goddard

A spokeswoman for SFRS said: “Our appliances left the scene at 3.36pm on Thursday.

“SFRS is working with Police Scotland to determine the cause of the fire.

“No further details are available at this stage.”

Fire crews tackle fire at Cameron Motors in Perth on Thursday.
The fire broke out at Cameron Motors in Dunkeld Road on Thursday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson

The dealership remains closed but a spokesman said they hope to be back open within the next few days.

George Malcolm, group managing director of Cameron Motor Group, has said that all enquiries will be directed to Perth Audi across the road until things are back to normal.

Cameron's car dealership fire
Police at the scene on Thursday Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson

He said: “We expect to be open within the next few days and back to normal but any enquiries in the meantime should be sent to Perth Audi.

“We’ll be back to business as soon as possible.”

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