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Craig Williams

Fire crews called to extinguish blaze at 'drinking den' in Lenzie woods

Police and fire crews have responded to a fire started by youths in woods in Lenzie.

Officers were alerted to the scene alongside firefighters in the woods near Meadowburn Avenue.

On arrival they were a well-lit fire, with cans of alcohol and smashed glass strewn across nearby ground. Police say the area is being used as a 'drinking den'.

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East Dunbartonshire Police posted a video on Twitter of the fire, and confirmed that Scottish Fire & Rescue Service personnel attended the scene to extinguish the blaze.

They tweeted: "Your CPT officers are dealing with ASB in Lenzie. A number of Scottish Fire & Rescue appliances at scene after a group started a fire in the woods at Meadowburn Avenue.

"The area is clearly used as a drinking den; strewn with discarded cans of alcohol & significant amount of smashed glass."

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service said: "We were called to reports of a grass fire near Meadowburn Avenue in Lenzie. One appliance was mobilised to the scene.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We were called around 6.15pm on Saturday, 28 May, to a report of anti-social behaviour involving youths, including a fire being set, in the Meadowburn Avenue area of Lenzie. The fire was put out by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and no one was injured. Officers attended and the group was dispersed.”

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