Police appeal for information on Glaitness Road fire

Police are asking anyone who may have any information about a fire in Kirkwall yesterday to get in touch.

Police were called to the derelict former Pentland Auto building on Glaitness Road at around 8.40pm yesterday, Thursday.

The fire was brought under control by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and police have reported that nobody was injured but the building was extensively damaged.

Police have also said enquiries to establish the full circumstances are at an early stage and anyone with information should contact police in Kirkwall by calling 101 and quoting incident NK940/18.