ONE person has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a sheltered housing complex in East Renfrewshire.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said crews found a “well developed fire” when they arrived at Mearnsview Court on Broomburn Drive in Newton Mearns on Friday morning.
Four appliances were initially sent to the incident when the alarm was raised at 10.34am.
A further two appliances and specialist resources were then sent to help tackle the blaze in a second floor flat of the three-storey building.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said the force was called to the scene at around 10.50am, adding: “Officers are in attendance to assist [[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service]].”
On Friday afternoon, it was confirmed that there were a number of casualties, and one person had been taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
A SFRS spokesperson said: “A number of casualties have been handed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“Crews remain at the scene.”
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 10.45am to attend an incident on Broomburn Drive, Newton Mearns.
“We dispatched three ambulances, two special operations response teams, one paramedic response unit, and two managers to the scene.
“We transported one patient to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.”
Paramedics treated four other people at the scene before releasing them.
