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Glasgow Live
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Laura Ferguson

Huge fire in Glasgow city centre as 40 firefighters tackle building blaze overnight

A major fire occurred overnight in a building on a busy city centre road.

The incident occurred on Pitt Street near its junction with Sauchiehall Street at about 1.52am in this early hours of this morning.

40 firefighters tackled the blaze which took hold in a commercial business before affecting a four-storey residential building above the premises.

10 fire appliances were in attendance when the fire was at its most severe. There are no reported casualties from the incident.

The fire has now been extinguished but crews remain at the scene to make the area safe.

Area Commander Garry MacKay said: “It was a very challenging incident and crews worked incredibly hard to extinguish the fire and ensure all properties were searched and cleared.

“Firefighters are now aggressively cutting away parts of the building to ensure there is no hidden fire spread. We will remain at the scene.”

AC MacKay added: “I would like to thank our police and ambulance service partners who provided support throughout this incident.”

Glasgow City Council has confirmed Pitt Street is closed to all traffic from Sauchiehall Street and Bath Street and will remain closed until further notice, with drivers instructed to following directions from Police Scotland at the scene.

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