ANIMALS have been evacuated from a Dunfermline store following a fire which caused damage to the building’s air conditioning.
The blaze took place on Sunday night behind Pets at Home in Halbeath Retail Park.
The cause has not been confirmed, but it is believed by staff to have been started intentionally.
It caused damage to the store’s air conditioning system, which meant that all of the store’s animals had to be relocated to a different store as a precaution.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 7.08pm on Sunday, 17 November to reports of a skip on fire at Halbeath Retail Park in Dunfermline, Fife.
"Operations Control mobilised one appliance to the scene with firefighters extinguishing the fire.
"There were no casualties, and crews ensured the area was safe before leaving the scene.”
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