No casualties after blaze at seven-storey building in city centre

Crews descended upon Buchanan Street in Glasgow on Thursday morning.

No casualties reported following fire at seven-storey building in Glasgow city centre STV NewsChris Somerville @Chris_Geekified

There were no reported casualties following a blaze at a seven-storey building in Glasgow city centre.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service mobilised seven appliances to reports of a fire on the second floor of the Buchanan Street building at around 9.40am on Thursday.

Crews extinguished the fire and made the area safe before leaving at 1.54pm.

It was confirmed that there no casualties as a result of the incident.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 9.40am on Thursday, June 27 to reports of a fire within a seven-storey building in Glasgow.

“Operations Control mobilised seven appliances to the city’s Buchanan Street, where firefighters were met by a fire within the building’s second floor.

“Crews extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene at 1.54pm.

“There were no casualties.”

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