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Fahad Tariq

Derelict building fire in Shawlands 'deliberate' as police investigation launched

Police Scotland has launched an investigation into a 'deliberate' fire at a derelict building in the Shawlands area.

Emergency services raced to the abandoned building, on Kilmarnock Road, on Tuesday evening at around 7pm with nine fire appliances sent to the scene.

Firefighters battled overnight to put out the blaze before making the area safe and leaving the scene at 9.15am on Wednesday, July 12.

Police are treating the blaze as 'wilful' and say a probe into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

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A spokesperson said: “Around 7.15pm on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, we received a report of a fire at a premises on Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow.

“The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing."

A number of businesses this morning remained cordoned off and shut after being affected by the fire.

There are no reports of any causalities.

Police have launched a probe into the cause of the fire (GlasgowLive)

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 6.59pm on Tuesday 11 July to reports of a fire within a derelict building on Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands.

"Operations Control mobilised a total of nine fire appliances to tackle and contain the fire.

"Crews left at 9.15am on Wednesday, 12 July once ensuring the area was safe."

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