Two people have been rushed to hospital after a fire took hold of a home in Paisley in the early hours of Friday morning.
Emergency services rushed to the town's Ferguslie area shortly before 1am to reports of a blaze in a tenement building. Four fire engines descended on the scene and crews battled the raging inferno for around four hours.
A number of residents were evacuated from the street and two casualties suffering from slight smoke inhalation were taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for treatment.
Fire fighters left the scene around 4am but the road remains closed to traffic. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the blaze.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 00.43am on Friday, 20 January to reports of a dwelling fire in Paisley.
"Operations Control mobilised four appliances to the town's Ferguslie area, where crews worked to extinguish the fire.
"Firefighters left the area at 4am after extinguishing the fire and working to make the area safe.
"Two casualties suffering from slight smoke inhalation were taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital by paramedics."
A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "Around 1am on Friday, 20 January, 2023, we were called to a report of a fire within a property in Ferguslie, Paisley.
"Officers attended to assist with road closures and a number of people were evacuated.
"Two people have been taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.
"There are no suspicious circumstances."
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