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Kaitlin Easton

Emergency services descend on Scots pub after man 'injured' in fire

Emergency services descended on a Scots street this afternoon after a fire left a man needing medical treatment.

The Railway Tavern on Shettleston Road, Glasgow, has been cordoned off while emergency crews deal with the incident which was reported shortly after 2pm today.

A man was treated by paramedics at the scene after being injured during the fire.

Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and a large emergency presence remains at the scene.

Over a dozen police vehicles, fire crews and paramedics responded to the incident in the east end of the city, Glasgow Live reports.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.10pm on Tuesday, 16 May, 2023, police were called to a report of a fire at a premises in the Shettleston Road area of Glasgow.

Enquiries remain ongoing (Daniel Barclay/Glasgow Live)

“Emergency services remain in attendance and a man is being treated by paramedics at the scene.

"Enquiries are ongoing.”

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: "We were requested at 2.15pm on Tuesday, 16 May to assist our emergency service partners at a premises on Glasgow's Shettleston Road.

"Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances to the area, where firefighters worked to support their partners before leaving the scene."

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