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Brian Sims
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Large building on fire in Glasgow
17 December 2019
Firefighters currently remain at the scene of a large fire in Glasgow's Southside.
At its height, a total of 15 fire appliances were mobilised to the city's Lancefield Quay in response to a well developed fire, which had taken hold of a three storey building.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 6.43pm on Monday, December 9 to reports of a building fire in Glasgow.
“Operations Control mobilised a total of 15 fire appliances to the city’s Lancefield Quay, where firefighters were met by a well-developed fire within the second floor of a three storey building.
“Firefighters worked through the night towards extinguishing the fire.
“There are currently five fire appliances remaining at the scene, where firefighters are presently dampening down remaining hot spots and working to make the area safe.
“There are no casualties.”
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