FIRE crews are at the defunct Longannet Power Station after a fire broke out on the roof of a building.
It is understood pieces of felt caught fire at around 2.47pm today as workers carried out demolition works on site.
Six engines were said to be still at the scene at 4pm tackling the fire.
Scottish Power said that much of the smoke seen by people was the result of a controlled demolition of a disused bunker bay previously used to store coal.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue spokesman said: “The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 2.47pm on Thursday, June 6 to reports of a fire at Longannet Power Station, Alloa.
“Operations Control mobilised six fire engines to the scene, where firefighters were met by a small fire involving felt located upon the roof of a building.
“Crews currently remain on the scene working to extinguish the fire.”
Police Scotland were alerted but so far have not been required to attend.
Demolition work has been continuing at Longannet, Scotland's last coal-fired power station, which was closed in 2016.
As of April, ScottishPower's demolition contractor, Brown & Mason, had so far removed 28,000 tonnes of material from the former power station site in Fife with 98.5% of the material recovered or recycled.
More than 1000 jobs are set to be created after the site was chosen as the preferred location for a major new train factory.
A ScottishPower spokesman said: “A further structure at Longannet, Scotland’s last coal-fired power station, has been brought down in a successful controlled explosion.
“Charges were used to blow down the site’s disused east bunker bay, previously used to store coal, with expected residual burning from some remaining coal dust resulting in some dark smoke being visible in the local area. The fire brigade attended to assist the demolition contractor as per their normal procedures."
Longannet bunker before
Longannet bunker after
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