This is the moment when a gas cylinder exploded in a garden shed sparking a huge blaze on a Scots street.
Emergency services raced to Corsmanhill Way in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, after the fire started at around 5pm on Sunday. It's understood a number of "horrendous bangs" were heard by panicked neighbours before properties were evacuated.
Local reports suggest the explosions sent debris "flying" across the street. In a video taken from a road nearby, huge flames could be seen shooting out from the shed.
Plumes of black smoke billowed up into the sky while fire crews scrambled to the scene. One local resident said: "We live across the street, it was scary. The fire exploded multiple times in these horrendous bangs, debris flying. Thankfully no one was hurt, I believe."
Another said: "It scared the living day out of me, I live across the way."
A third added: "It happened at the bottom of our street. We all evacuated our houses even though it was at other end of the road."
There were no casualties as a result of the fire.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Detectives have been investigating the cause of a fire in Inverurie.
"Emergency services were made aware of a fire in a garden in Corsmanhill Way, Inverurie, around 5pm on Sunday, March 5. No-one was injured in the incident.
"Initial enquiries indicated the fire might have been started deliberately. However, it has been established the fire was accidental. Police inquiries have now concluded."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 4.56pm on Sunday, March 5, to reports of a fire within a garden shed on Corsmanhill Way, Inverurie.
"Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances to the scene, where a gas cylinder within the shed had exploded prior to our arrival.
"There were no casualties and crews left at 5.52pm after ensuring the area was made safe."
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