Fifteen taken to hospital following 'deliberate' blaze at flat block

Four fire appliances battled the blaze at the four-storey property in Ibrox on Friday evening

Fifteen people taken to hospital following ‘deliberate’ blaze at Ibrox flat block in GlasgowSTV News

Fifteen people have been taken to hospital after a “deliberate” fire was set at a block of flats in Glasgow.

Emergency services were called to the four-storey property on Copland Road near Ibrox subway station around 5.20pm on Friday evening.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) deployed four appliances to the scene and the blaze was extinguished.

Police said 15 people were taken to hospital for treatment as a precaution and the building was evacuated.

Officers are treating the fire as deliberate and said enquiries were ongoing.

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