Fire has caused damage to the basement of a popular hotel at Scone.
Fire and Rescue crews from Scone, Aberdeen and Muswellbrook as well as the RFS responded to several triple-oh calls to the Royal Hotel on Kelly Street just before 1.30 this morning to find thick black smoke issuing from the basement.
There were also concerns for a 50-year-old man who was thought to be still inside the building, but he was later found safe and well.
Crews took about half an hour to extinguish a fire in a cooling unit in the beer lines.
Despite minor damage, it's expected the pub will open today as usual
