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25/01/2010
School Evacuated As Fire Rages
Pupils and staff at Park Primary, South Lodge Primary and Invergordon Academy are being sent home as a precautionary measure whilst fire fighters continue to tackle a fire at a nearby storage shed at East Docks, Invergordon.
Head teachers are currently making arrangements for buses and notifying parents of the school closure.
An oil rig in the Cromarty Firth is also being evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Fire fighters are continuing to tackle the blaze at at large storage shed at East Docks in Invergordon which happened after 4am this morning.
A 200m exclusion zone has been put in place around the premises.
Police said there is no immediate threat to the public, however, the smoke may cause mild irritation.
"Therefore people in the area are being advised to remain indoors with windows and doors closed," said a police spokesman.
(PR/GK)
Head teachers are currently making arrangements for buses and notifying parents of the school closure.
An oil rig in the Cromarty Firth is also being evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Fire fighters are continuing to tackle the blaze at at large storage shed at East Docks in Invergordon which happened after 4am this morning.
A 200m exclusion zone has been put in place around the premises.
Police said there is no immediate threat to the public, however, the smoke may cause mild irritation.
"Therefore people in the area are being advised to remain indoors with windows and doors closed," said a police spokesman.
(PR/GK)
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