Firefighters battle house fire in Perth for nearly 2 hours

Firefighters have spent nearly two hours battling a house fire in Perth.

Crews from Perth, Kinross and Newburgh were called to the scene on Drummond Crescent on Thursday night.

The street was closed at both ends as firefighters battled the blaze.

Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service were also at the scene.

One witness said: “This looks to be a serious fire in a block of four flats.

“There appears to be a lot of damage and the residents have been evacuated.

“There are four fire engines here along with police and the Scottish Ambulance Service as well as the ambulance serious incident unit.

“I really hope no one is hurt because it looks pretty bad.

“The entire street has been sealed off.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We got a call at 8.35pm about a fire in a block of flats at Drummond Crescent in Perth.

“We sent four appliances and a height appliance.

“We received a stop message at 10.09pm and appliances started leaving from then.”

No details on the cause or any casualties have been confirmed.

Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service have been contacted for more information.