Fire which took hold of industrial estate building in Glasgow treated as deliberate

Investigators are treating a fire which broke out at a building in a Glasgow industrial estate as deliberate.

Emergency services received reports of flames and smoke coming from a building on Stanley Street, Kinning Park at around 6.46am on Thursday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service initially dispatched two engines and a high-reach appliance to the scene, but after crews arrived, more resources were sent.

At its height, nine engines and two high-reach appliances were battling the blaze.

Two high-reach appliances were battling the blaze at its height. STV News

The flames have since been extinguished, and all roads have been reopened. No injuries were reported following the incident.

One fire appliance remains on the scene to extinguish small hotspots.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 6.46am on Thursday, 31 July, to reports of a commercial building fire at Stanley Street, Glasgow.

“Operations Control mobilised nine appliances and two high reach vehicles to the scene, where firefighters worked to extinguish a fire affecting a single-storey storage unit.

“As a result of ongoing firefighting operations and progress made, we have now scaled back our response to one fire appliance.

“There are no casualties, and the crew are working to fully extinguish small hotspots within the building.

“All roads have now reopened, and residents no longer need to keep windows and doors closed.”

Police Scotland has confirmed they are treating the incident as “wilful”.

Detective Inspector Lesley-Ann McGee said: “Our enquiries remain ongoing, and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and who may have seen something to get in touch.

“I would ask that those who live in the surrounding area check their private CCTV and dash-cam footage to see if it has captured anything of significance.”