Evacuations as firefighters tackle blaze in four-storey building

Crews have been in attendance since the fire was reported at around 8.30pm on Thursday.

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Residents have been evacuated as firefighters tackle a blaze in a four-storey building in West Lothian.

Crews from the Scottish Fire and Rescue service have been working overnight to battle the flames that took hold of the building on Livingston’s Katherine Street.

Emergency services attended the scene after the fire was reported at around 8.30pm on Thursday.

The fire service sent 15 engines to the scene, as well as three height appliances and specialist resources.

Crews remain at the scene on Friday morning.

Police and the ambulance service were also in attendance and officers confirmed that all residents were evacuated safely from the flats.

A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 8.35pm on Thursday January 27 to reports of a fire within a ground floor flat in a four-storey building in Katherine Street, Livingston.”

Crews remain at the scene, the fire service said, but their presence has been stepped down this morning.

And a spokesman from West Lothian Police said: “Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are currently dealing with a fire in Katherine Street, Livingston.

“All residents have been evacuated safely.

“There are currently road closures in place whilst we deal with this incident.”

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