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Fahad Tariq

Glasgow police and fire service issue advice as 999 calls 'not connecting'

Calls to the 999 emergency service number are not being connected due to 'technical issues' which are affecting services across the nation.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue service and Police Scotland have issued advice to Glaswegians in the case of an emergency, sharing numbers you can call in the case of an incident.

Police Scotland have advised people to call 101 in an emergency.

They tweeted: "Due to a technical fault many 999 emergency calls are not connecting.

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"Until further notice, please call 101 in an emergency. Please ONLY call in an emergency for the time being – wait until later to make 101 non-emergency calls."

The fire service added: "The National 999 system is experiencing technical issues, many calls are not connecting."

In the case of a fire emergency, please contact the below numbers until further notice:

  • North: 01382 835804

  • East: 0131 228 1367

  • West: 01505 331661

UPDATE: A spokesperson for BT confirmed that the 999 phone lines are back up and running following difficulties earlier today.

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