Up to 40 firefighters have tackled a major blaze at a retail park in Dumfries.

The fire broke out in the Brantano footwear store at the Peel Centre at about 1830 GMT on Saturday evening.

Smoke filled three other units, including a Pets at Home outlet where staff worked frantically to get the animals out of the building.

A fire and rescue service spokesman said investigations were under way to establish the cause of the blaze.

Pets at Home area manager Angela Ravie praised the work of her store team.

She said: "They've done everything they can to evacuate the pets, they're obviously absolutely devastated at what has happened.

"They have managed to rescue quite a few of the animals and the guys in store have done everything they can.

"It's tragic, there may be some animals in there - the guys are devastated that they might have had to leave some - but they were overcome by fumes and the fire brigade told them it was no longer safe to be in there."

Source: BBC News