Dozens of firefighters spent nine hours battling a blaze at an empty building on Kirkcaldy High Street.
Emergency services were called to the former WH Smith in Kirkcaldy at around 7.30pm on Tuesday, working until the early hours of Wednesday night.
At least nine fire appliances attended the scene as police blocked off a section of the street.
The fire service spent nearly nine hours at the scene, departing the area at 4.11am.
Large plumes of smoke could be seen coming from the back of the building, which faces on to Hill Street.
Police remained outside the building on Wednesday morning and a section of the High Street has been cordoned off.
An ambulance was also at the scene but nobody was injured.
A witness who saw the fire unfold said at the time: “There’s multiple fire engines and police cars on Kirkcaldy High street and on Hill Street behind the shops.
‘Lots of smoke’ coming from Kirkcaldy High Street shop
“Part of the High Street is blocked off by police and there’s oxygen tanks sitting at the front of the shops.
“The smoke is coming from behind the stores on Hill street, which has also been blocked off.
“There’s a lot of smoke in the area and you can smell it from quite a distance.”
Another onlooker said: “I’ve seen at least seven water pumps being used by fire crews.
“There doesn’t appear to be any visible flames from the outside, just lots of smoke.
“Police have blocked off the whole area and more fire appliances keep arriving as the night goes on.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 7.26pm to reports of a building fire at High Street, Kirkcaldy.
“Operations Control mobilised nine fire appliances and a high reach appliance to the incident where firefighters extinguished the fire.
“Crews left the scene at 4.11am on Wednesday after ensuring the area was made safe.”
Police say they are now looking to establish the cause of the blaze.
Detective Inspector Samantha Davidson of Glenrothes CID said: “We are working to establish the full circumstances of this fire and would urge anyone with information which could help to come forward.
“We would also be keen to speak to anyone with dashcam footage or private CCTV.
“Anyone who can help is asked to call 101, quoting reference 2947 of August 16.”
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