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Fahad Tariq

Devastated Shawlands shop owner tells of 'water damage' after fire rips through historic cinema

A number of businesses have been hit hard by a blaze which tore through a derelict building in the Shawlands area on Tuesday evening.

Firefighters raced to Kilmarnock Road at around 7pm to find the former White Elephant cinema up in flames on July 11. Crews battled overnight to put out the fire with over 40 firefighters and nine appliances sent to the scene.

It's understood that the fire, which is being treated by police as 'wilful', was brought under control around 5.47am on Wednesday morning (July 12) and a police presence remained at the scene, after 9am.

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