House severely damaged after fire rips through building

A house was almost completely destroyed in a serious fire this afternoon.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received reports of the fire in the Wadbister area,  in the Central Mainland at around 1.15pm today (Thursday).

According to eye witness accounts, the building has been burned almost to the ground.

Smoke from the house could be seen and smelled from afar.

Two crews from Lerwick were first to attend followed by two more from Brae and Sandwick. A third Lerwick crew attended later.

Firefighters confirmed at around 3.20pm that the blaze was still ongoing at the back of the house.

The crews were checking over people who had been in the house when the fire started.

They are all understood to have made it out without serious injury.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.