Blaze at farm as ‘large quantity’ of tyres found on fire

Firefighters tackle the 'well-developed' blaze in Newton Mearns, which started on Saturday night.

Blaze at farm as ‘large quantity’ of tyres found on fire

A “large quantity” of tyres are on fire at a farm in East Renfrewshire.

Firefighters are tackling the “well-developed” blaze in Newton Mearns, which started on Saturday night.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed there have been no casualties.

A spokeswoman said: “We were alerted at 8.11pm on Saturday to reports of a well-developed fire in the open in Newton Mearns.

“Three appliances were dispatched to Patterton Farm, where firefighters were met with a large quantity of tyres on fire.

“Crews remain on scene working to extinguish the fire and there are no casualties.”

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