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Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
National
Laura Ferguson

Firefighters rush to blaze on London Road as street closed off

Firefighters are currently tackling a blaze in a Glasgow block of flats.

Crews have tackled the fire in a block of flats on London Road in the east end of the city.

The incident happened at around 6.40pm this evening with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attending the blaze shortly afterwards.

The road has been closed off to all traffic and pedestrians by officers from Police Scotland.

Firefighters remain at the scene of the incident with reports of residents being evacuated from the building.

The extent of any injuries or damage to the building is not currently known at this time.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they were in attendance at the scene.

She said: "We received a call at 18:42 and four pumps are in attendance."

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