Firefighters are battling a major blaze at a hotel in Aberdeen.

The fire broke out at the Britannia Hotel in Bucksburn shortly before 5pm on Thursday.

It is unclear if anyone has been injured but the building is thought to have been empty.

Old Meldrum Road has been closed between Auchmill Road and Gilbert Road in Aberdeen.

Eyewitnesses say the hotel has been almost completely destroyed by the blaze.