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A fire at the Total gas plant at Sullom Voe was extinguished early on Tuesday morning. Fire crews from Brae, Hillswick, Scalloway, Lerwick and Sandwick were called to a report of a fire at the gas plant at around 10.45am. However, only the Brae crew arrived at the scene where they discovered t... Read more...
In The Shetland Times this week... • 'Exciting future' for Garrison Theatre as committee set up to protect its place in the community. • As new fire control centre is unveiled in Dundee a whistleblower insists serious operational errors are still occuring. • Web closes on 'spiderman' ... Read more...
Firefighters have been called to a forklift truck on fire near Sandwick. A Scottish Fire Service spokesman said the call was received at about 3pm with firefighters sent to scene on the A970. Police have also been called to help manage the traffic. Read more...