A suspected gas explosion has shut down a street in Peterhead street.
Police swooped on North Street last night after the alarm was raised around 8.15pm.
Nobody was injured in the incident.
The area has now been shut off as officers investigate the building.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were made aware of a suspected gas explosion at a property on North Street in Peterhead around 8.15pm on Wednesday, 2 December.
"Officers attended and assisted the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service at the scene.
"Nobody was injured.
"North Street currently remained closed to allow the building to be assessed."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 8.15pm on Wednesday, December 2 to reports of a gas leak at a property on North Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
“Operations Control mobilised two appliances to the scene where there was a fire in the ground floor.
“Firefighters extinguished the fire and rescued one cat from the building.
“Crews left after ensuring the area was made safe.
“There were no reported casualties.
