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Glasgow Live
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Laura Ferguson

Fire breaks out in Glasgow south side as emergency services rush to ongoing incident

A fire has broken out within a building in the south side of Glasgow this afternoon.

Emergency services have rushed to the scene on Cathcart Road with multiple Scottish Fire and Rescue appliances in attendance.

Images from the scene also show a number of Police Scotland vehicles in attendance at the scene as well as ambulance services.

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The road is currently cordoned off to all traffic and pedestrians. There are currently no reports of any injures following the incident.

The fire is reportedly located within local business Glasgow Doors.

One eyewitness told Glasgow Live: “There are lots of firemen near Glasgow doors. They shut off part of Cathcart Road. They were also running up to a water point on Dixon Road with hoses. Police are also on the scene as well as ambulance but everyone seems to be safe."

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.36am on Wednesday, December 7 to reports of a building on fire at Cathcart Road, Glasgow.

“Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances to the scene where a fire is affecting a ground floor commercial property within a four-storey tenement building.

s“There are no reported casualties at this time and crews are still at the scene.”

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.

We'll bring you the latest on this breaking news incident as we have it.

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