A Glasgow business has been left with major damage after a firebomb attack in the early hours of this morning.
SOS Metals on Shannon Street in the Ruchill area was hit by the blaze at around 2.15am this morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene and fire crews tackled to distinguish the flames.
Thankfully no one was injured in the incident.
An investigation into the blaze has now been launched by police.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 1.52am on Thursday, July 8 to reports of a building on fire at Shannon Street, Glasgow.
“Operations Control mobilised three appliances and firefighters extinguished a fire affecting a single storey building.
“There were no reported casualties and crews left after ensuring the area was made safe.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police were made aware of a fire at a premises on Shannon Street in Glasgow around 2.15am on Thursday, 8 July, 2021.
“The fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and no-one was injured.
“The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.”
