Firefighters tackle Oldmeldrum Primary School blaze
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About 40 firefighters have tackled what has been described as a large fire at a primary school in Aberdeenshire in the early hours of the morning.
Six pumps and a control unit were sent to the scene at Meldrum Primary in Oldmeldrum at about 03:00.
It took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.
The school will be closed to pupils and staff on Wednesday. The cause of the blaze is being investigated.