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Fire crews tackle blaze in Glasgow as smoke billows across M8 motorway

BBC Fire engines and firefighters outside an industrial estate. Grey smoke billows in the distance and a cordon blocks the road further away.BBC

Fire crews were called to Stanley Street in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow

Firefighters have been tackling a large blaze at a commercial building in an industrial estate in Glasgow which has sent smoke billowing across the M8 motorway.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent nine appliances and two high reach vehicles to a single-storey storage unit on Stanley Street in the Kinning Park area of the city at about 06:45.

Police have closed Milnpark Street at the Admiral Street and Portman Street junctions.

A spokesperson urged motorists driving on a nearby stretch of the M8 to take extra care.

A firefighter on a high reach appliance directs water towards a smoking building below.

Firefighters battled the blaze in a single-storey commercial building

An SFRS spokesperson said: “There are no casualties and crews remain on the scene.

“Members of the public have been advised to stay away from Stanley Street and Milne Park Street which are closed.

“Residents are advised to keep windows and doors closed to prevent smoke inhalation.”


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