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| About 50 residents from a 16-storey block of flats in Aberdeen were evacuated after a "quite spectacular" fire on the roof of the building. | About 50 residents from a 16-storey block of flats in Aberdeen were evacuated after a "quite spectacular" fire on the roof of the building. |
| Fire crews were called to the blaze in the Seaton area at 2145 BST on Monday. | Fire crews were called to the blaze in the Seaton area at 2145 BST on Monday. |
| One main jet and Grampian Fire and Rescue firefighters in breathing apparatus tackled the flames. | One main jet and Grampian Fire and Rescue firefighters in breathing apparatus tackled the flames. |
| Grampian Police said there had been water damage to the stairwell of the tower block and it was unclear when residents would be able to return. | Grampian Police said there had been water damage to the stairwell of the tower block and it was unclear when residents would be able to return. |
| No-one was hurt in the fire. | |
| Police said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. | Police said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. |
| A Grampian Fire and Rescue Service spokesman told BBC Scotland: "It was quite spectacular, with flames leaping from the roof of the building." | A Grampian Fire and Rescue Service spokesman told BBC Scotland: "It was quite spectacular, with flames leaping from the roof of the building." |