A large blaze broke out at a shoe repair shop in Aberdeen city centre.

Nine appliances responded to the fire in Rose Street around 4pm on Saturday.

The street was closed off at is junction with Union Street as crews battled the blaze.

Flames had engulfed a shoe repair premises, which sent smoke billowing into the sky.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the blaze was brought under control by around 7pm.

A spokeswoman said: "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 4.13pm on Saturday, 1 April to reports of a fire within a business premise at Rose Street, Aberdeen.

"A total of nine fire engines have been mobilised to the scene."

There were no injuries reported in the incident.