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Fraser Clarke

Fire crews rush to battle huge Alexandria blaze

Fire crews rushed to the Vale last night after a huge blaze broke out in Alexandria in the early hours of this morning.

Crews battled flames that could be seen across the area for more than two hours, with the incident involving a container and two cars on industrial ground close to the railway bridge on North Street.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 12.08am on Friday, July 17 to reports of a fire at North Street, Alexandria. Three fire appliances were mobilised to the area, where crews extinguished a fire involving a external container and two cars.

"There were no reported casualties. The scene was thereafter passed over to Police Scotland colleagues, and the final appliance left at 2.33am."

Police Scotland meanwhile confirmed that they are investigating the blaze.

A spokesperson said: “We received a report of a fire at a premises on North Street, Alexandria, around 12.10am on Friday, 17 July.

“Emergency services attended and there were no reported injuries.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of the fire.”

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