National Ice Climbing Centre closed after fire in sauna

The Ice Factor revealed the damage on social media

The National Ice Climbing Centre has been closed after a fire in the sauna.

The Ice Factor Kinlochleven, which claims to be the biggest indoor ice climbing arena in the world, has shut its doors until at least Monday 3 August, as investigations continue.

The sauna was destroyed in the blaze, but fire crews managed to prevent the fire spreading to other areas of the building.

Nobody was hurt in the incident on Wednesday.

The sauna was destroyed in the blaze

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said crews from as far away as Oban and Inverness attended what was an intense fire which they found extremely arduous to deal with.

The fire was discovered at about 14:45 on Wednesday.

Jamie Smith, owner of the facility, said damage could run into tens of thousands of pounds.

He added: "While we await the outcome of the investigation into the cause of the fire, I wish to reassure our many loyal customers that we will work very hard to ensure Ice Factor, one of Scotland's top adventure tourism attractions is open again for business as soon as possible."

The company also operates the Snow Factor attraction in Braehead on the outskirts of Glasgow.