Castle Douglas incident: Firefighters battling blaze at popular Scottish chip shop as road closed

Emergency services have closed a road in Castle Douglas after a fire broke out at a local chip shop.

Fire crews said they were called to an electrical fire at Moore’s Chip Shop on the town’s King Street just after 7am on Thursday.

Three fire engines were deployed to the scene.

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Police said the road is currently closed and people are being told to avoid the area.

In a statement on Facebook, the chip shop owners said: “Due do a small electrical fire in the shop this morning, we will be closed until further notice.

“We'd like to thank the fire brigade for their quick response and we will keep you posted once we have been in to assess the damage.”

Diversions for drivers are in place.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 7.02am on Thursday, 15 January to reports of a building on fire at King Street, Castle Douglas.

“Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances and firefighters worked to extinguish a fire affecting an electrical unit within a commercial property.

“There were no reported casualties and crews currently remain at the scene checking for hotspots.”