McDonald’s restaurant destroyed by HUGE fireplace that broke out with workers nonetheless inside, with constructing left a burnt-out shell with trigger nonetheless unknown

A busy roadside McDonalds burned to the bottom in an in a single day whereas workers had been nonetheless within the retailer. 

Thankfully no one was injured after the blaze destroyed the shop on the outskirts of Dundee within the early hours of this morning. 

4 models of Scottish Hearth and Rescue attended the scene together with particular excessive attain home equipment. 

Such was the extent of the hearth, officers had been pressured to shut a piece of the primary A92 highway which connects Arbroath and Dundee. 

Native residents had been additionally suggested to close their home windows whereas firefighters battled the flames. 

The reason for the hearth continues to be beneath investigation, nevertheless, fortuitously, no one was injured and the entire workers had been safely in a position to evacuate the premises. 

A McDonald’s restaurant in Dundee was destroyed after it caught fireplace within the early hours of this morning

4 models of Scottish Hearth and rescue attended the scene on the A92 which hyperlinks Dundee and Arbroath

Talking to the Dundee Courier, Nick McPartland, franchisee for the restaurant mentioned: ‘We’re a 24-hour restaurant so we did have workers inside when the hearth began.

‘We don’t know what precipitated the hearth however everybody was in a position to go away the restaurant safely and there was no smoke inhalation.

‘We’re simply going to have to attend to see what we are able to do with the department however I’m grateful that the workers are protected.’

A spokesperson for McDonald’s informed MailOnline: ‘Following a severe fireplace onsite, our Monifieth – Arbroath Highway restaurant is at the moment closed. All staff on shift on the time had been safely evacuated and the Hearth & Emergency Providers are nonetheless in attendance on the scene.’