Fire on 17th floor of multi-storey flats sparks evacuation

Residents had to be evacuated from a multi-storey block of flats in Glasgow as firefighters tackled a blaze on the 17^th floor.

Emergency services were alerted to the fire in Lincoln Avenue shortly after 4am on Sunday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) mobilised nine appliances to the scene and evacuated all those on the 17^th and 18^th floors while they worked to battle the flames.

The fire has since been extinguished and there have been no reports of any casualties.

Firefighters remain in attendance.

A SFRS spokeswoman said: “We were alerted at 4.08am on Sunday, August 1 to a reports of a fire within a residential building.

“Operations control mobilised nine fire appliances to Lincoln Avenue, Glasgow, where the fire was affecting the 17th floor of the multi-storey block of flats.

“Residents on the 17th and 18th floors were removed and the fire has been extinguished.

“There are no casualties and we remain at the scene.”

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