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Cattle die in farm building fire in Highlands

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Four fire appliances were sent to the incident

Firefighters say cattle have died in a fire on a farm in the north-west Highlands.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said it was alerted about 01:00 to the blaze in a farm building in Aultbea, west of Ullapool.

A spokesperson said: "Operations control mobilised four fire appliances to the scene, where firefighters extinguished the fire before leaving the area.

"Sadly, a number of cows did not survive."