Cheese factory in Scotland gutted by fire

08 Dec 2011 Fire Industry Assosciation


A cheese factory in Scotland has been destroyed after it was ravaged by fire earlier this week.Firefighters were called to Caithness Cheese Company building in the Highlands at around 6.40pm on Tuesday evening (6th December).

Fire crews from Dunbeath and Wick sporting breathing apparatus battled the blaze with hose-reel jets for around an hour before eventually bringing it under control at around 7.45pm.

A 'suitable and sufficient' fire risk assessment must be conducted on all commercial properties in Scotland under the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005. If this fire risk assessment is judged to have not been carried out to a suitable extent, the Duty Holder for the establishment can face up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine.

The business, located in Occumster north of Lybster, was first established in 1993 as owners Sandy and Sandra Sutherland used milk from their small dairy herd to make their cheese.