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Blaze engulfs historic building City's second major blaze probed
(about 3 hours later)
A fire at a 170-year-old building has been put out, police have confirmed. An investigation has begun into a blaze at the second listed building to catch fire in Inverness in almost a week.
Fire crews were called to Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness, after the alarm was raised at 2045 BST on Thursday. Fire crews were called to the category B-listed Viewhill House on Old Edinburgh Road after the alarm was raised at 2045 BST on Thursday.
Six fire appliances and a hydraulic platform were used to bring the blaze in the four-storey unoccupied former youth hostel under control.Six fire appliances and a hydraulic platform were used to bring the blaze in the four-storey unoccupied former youth hostel under control.
Northern Constabulary said no one was injured but that drivers should expect minor disruption as road closures have been put in place. The disused Craig Dunain hospital was damaged by fire last Saturday.
The building has been left empty after plans to convert it into flats were opposed by Historic Scotland. Viewhill House, a 170-year-old building, overlooks the city centre.
It is the second listed building in Inverness to catch fire in less than a week. It has been empty after plans to convert it into flats were opposed by Historic Scotland.
The property was given category B status in February 2001 and is one of 286 listed buildings in the city.
Northern Constabulary said inquiries into the cause of the blaze had started.
Officers and a number of appliances from Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service were still at the scene on Friday morning.
The shell of the former hostel was relatively unscathed by the fire
Meanwhile, it could be up to two weeks before unstable parts of Craig Dunain hospital are made safe to allow firefighters to investigate the cause of last Saturday's incident.
Forty firefighters and six appliances attended the fire at the historic site in the Leachkin area of Inverness.
The roof and floor of the central core of the building collapsed leaving the upper parts also at risk of falling.
The hospital, which has lain empty for some time, was being redeveloped.
Robertson Homes, the company developing the site, said it was devastated to learn of the damage caused.
A spokesman said the firm was working with the police and fire service.