Roof caves in as massive fire rips through Aberdeen restaurant

Dozens of firefighters are battling at blaze at a restaurant in Aberdeen .

The roof caved in as emergency teams battle to bring the flames at Valentino's Italian eaterie under control.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent around 40 firefighters to the scene in Carden Place when the alarm was raised at 2.11am.

As a result the road has been closed between Fountainhall Road and Albyn Terrace .

People are being told to avoid the area.

Fire crews were called to the Italian restaurant just after 2am (Fubar News)

Thankfully no one injured .

An SFRS spokesman said: "We were alerted at 2.11am on Monday December 23 to reports of a fire with a commercial building in Aberdeen.

Fire crews remain at the scene this morning (Fubar News)

"Operations Control has mobilised a total of eight appliances to Carden Place and firefighters are presently working to contain the fire which has taken hold of the roof of the two-storey premises.

"There are no reported casualties."