Fire rips through new-build houses as firefighters tackle blaze overnight

A fire has ripped through a plot of new-build houses in Dundee, with crews tackling the blaze overnight.

Emergency services were called to reports of volumes of smoke from a fire at Whitfield Drive in Dundee around 9.55pm on Thursday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent four appliances and a height reach vehicle to the scene of the fire spread across a number of uninhabited new-build properties.

Smoke was travelling across nearby areas, with residents urged to keep windows and doors closed.

A fire at Whitfield Drive in Dundee. STV News

Police Scotland say a number of road closures remain in place, and members of the public should avoid the area.

Fire crews confirmed on Friday morning that four pumps and a height appliance were used to extinguish the fire, and that they left the scene just after 4.30am.