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Firefighters tackle West Mainland chimney fire 

Andrew Hirst September 22, 2020 0
Firefighters tackle West Mainland chimney fire 
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Firefighters were called to put out a chimney fire at a property in West Mainland last night (Monday).

Scotland Fire and Rescue Service(SFRS)  said the report of a fire in Wester Skeld came in at around 8.20pm

An appliance from Walls Fire Station attended and reported the fire was out shortly after 9pm. 

An SFRS spokesman said firefighters also removed cracked chimney pots from the property. 

No one is reported to have been hurt in the fire. 

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About Andrew Hirst

I've been a reporter since 2010 at newspapers in Lincolnshire and East Anglia. Before joining The Shetland Times, I was part of Archant's Investigations Unit, reporting for titles across the group. When not at work, I'm usually reading books, listening to records or walking around the countryside.

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