Wind farm fire being treated as 'suspicious'

Fire: Crew spent more than an hour tackling blaze.© STV

A blaze at a north-east wind farm may have been deliberately set, according to police.

Three fire engines were sent to tackle the fire at the Rothes wind farm site at Cairn Uish near Elgin.

Crew spent more than an hour dealing with the blaze which started at an outdoor storage facility, on Sunday, January at around 1pm.

A hose reel jet, a water-spraying lance, a fan, hay drags, four breathing apparatus and hand tools to tackle the flames.

A Grampian Police spokeswoman said the fire is being treated as "suspicious" and appealed for anyone with information about it to get in touch.

Contact Grampian Police on 0845 6005700 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.