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Craig Williams

Glasgow east end tenement flat blaze sees woman rushed to hospital

A woman was rushed to hospital after a fire at a flat in Tollcross in Glasgow's east end.

Emergency services raced to the scene on Tollcross Road after the alarm was raised by paramedics around 10.30am on Tuesday

One appliance was mobilised to the scene. The woman was handed over to paramedics after firefighters gained entry to the property.

She was then taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Her present condition is unknown.

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A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Operations control immediately mobilised a fire appliance to the location and firefighters gained entry to the premises. One casualty was handed over to the care of the SAS and taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson added: "“We received a call at 1017 hours on Tuesday to attend an address in Glasgow. We dispatched three resources to the scene and transported one patient to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.”

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