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Christina O'Neill

Firefighters tackling blaze in building under construction in east end

Firefighters are battling a blaze which ripped through an under-construction building in the early hours of this morning.

The service received a report of the fire in Olympia Street in the east end at around 2:10am and fire crews are still on scene. The road is currently closed.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Services were alerted at around  2:10am this morning to reports of a fire in Glasgow.

"Operations control mobilised a number of appliances to Olympia Street where firefighters are currently tackling a fire in a four-storey building. There are no casualties and crew remain on the scene."

The A74 London Road has also been closed in both directions between Bridgeton Cross and Summer Street since 4:45am.

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