Probe launched after fire breaks out on board HMS Queen Elizabeth on way to Rosyth

A probe has been launched into a fire that broke out on board HMS Queen Elizabeth while the Royal Navy flagship was making a stop on her way to Rosyth dockyard for repairs.

A spokesperson said the "small, isolated" fire had been quickly brought under control and extinguished while the ship was in Glenmallen.

The Navy is now working with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to establish what caused the blaze.

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There were no reported injuries as a result of the incident and no ordnance was involved.

The aircraft carrier is currently travelling to Rosyth for repairs to her propeller shaft coupling.

HMS Queen Elizabeth had been due to lead the largest Nato exercise since the Cold War, but had to withdraw at the last minute after an issue with one of her propeller shafts was spotted during final checks.

HMS Prince of Wales was sent on Nato's Exercise Steadfast Defender instead.

This setback comes 18 months after Queen Elizabeth's sister ship broke down off the Isle of Wight after she set sail for the US, having suffered a malfunction with a coupling on her starboard propeller.

On that occasion, HMS Queen Elizabeth stepped in for HMS Prince of Wales, heading to the US deployment instead.