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Paul Smith

West Lothian drama as emergency services tackle an inferno in Bathgate

An investigation has started after a huge fire broke out at an industrial site in Bathgate, West Lothian yesterday evening (23 July).

Emergency services rushed to King Street at around 7:08pm on Tuesday night, after reports of smoke coming from a building.

Local road closures were put in place to allow firefighters to deal with the blaze.

The cause of the incident isn't known, and fortunately no-one was injured. Pictures show police barricading the road at each end to allow fire crews to tackle the blaze - the road was closed for almost two hours.


A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service told Edinburgh Live: "We were alerted at 7:08pm on Tuesday, July 23 to reports of a fire within a single-storey industrial building at King Street, Bathgate.

"Operations Control mobilised two fire engines to the scene, where crews extinguished the fire."

"There were no reported casualties.

"Crews left at 8:58pm."


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