Fire breaks out at popular circus in Scots town as crews battle flames and huge black smoke clouds
CIRCUS FIRE Fire breaks out at popular circus in Scots town as crews battle flames and huge black smoke clouds
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A MAJOR blaze has erupted in a Scots town.
Fire crews have raced to the Big Kids' Circus in Glenrothes, Fife, this evening.
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Huge plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the Warout Playing Fields as fire crews battled the inferno.
The fire reportedly started in one of the circus trailers.
Two fire appliances were mobilised to the scene.
It's currently unknown if anyone has been injured in the blaze.
A spokesperson for SFRS said: "We are currently in attendance at the Warout Playing Fields in Glenrothes. Two appliances have been deployed following reports of a trailer alight."
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