Homes evacuated and roads closed after 'gas leak'

Several properties are being evacuated as a precaution and drivers are urged to avoid the area.

Homes evacuated and multiple roads closed after ‘gas leak’ in Glasgow’s West EndiStock

Several homes have been evacuated and roads closed in Glasgow after reports of a gas leak.

Officers have shut Maryhill Road at the junctions with Garscube Road, Queen Margaret Drive and Hinshaw Street in the city’s west end.

Police were called around 11.45am on Saturday with Northpark Street also closed and no vehicle access to Dunard Street.

Several properties are being evacuated as a precaution and drivers are urged to avoid the area.

A Police Scotland statement read: “Due to a report of a gas leak, Maryhill Road is closed at its junctions with Garscube Road, Queen Margaret Drive and Hinshaw Street.

“Northpark Street is also closed and there is no vehicular access to Dunard Street.

“We were called around 11.45am on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

“Several properties are being evacuated as a precaution and motorists are asked to avoid the area.”

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