Firefighters have been tackling a large blaze at a newly-refurbished abattoir in Scotland.
Firefighters arrived to find two industrial units well alight after the alarm was raised at 4.06am at Matheson Jess abattoir on Montrose Road, in the Angus town of Brechin.
Scottish Pig Producers (SPP), who process at the abattoir, said they are to make alternative arrangements to process around 6,000 pigs a week at Tulip plants further south.
The police said the fire was being treated as "unexplained" and an investigation was under way to establish the circumstances.
Det Insp Scott Fotheringham appealed for information about the blaze.
He said: "This has been an extensive fire but thankfully, as the premises was shut, no one has been injured.
"Our inquiries will continue throughout the day and I would ask that if anyone has information about the incident, they call police with any details they have."
The facility has recently received £10 million in investment to refurbish.
