{"id":605654,"date":"2025-12-01T17:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/605654\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:03:22","slug":"huge-fire-at-glasgow-flats-as-crews-work-to-extinguish-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/605654\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge fire at Glasgow flats as crews work to extinguish blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency crews have been battling a blaze in Glasgow&#8217;s Battlefield this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>16:27, 01 Dec 2025Updated 16:44, 01 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/590217289_2221489211711421_2792520166523789714_n.png\" alt=\"Fire crews at the scene\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Fire crews at the scene(Image: Glasgow Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">A block of flats has burst into flames in Glasgow as fire crews work to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/pensioner-arrested-after-fire-breaks-36268266\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">extinguish the large blaze.<\/a> Emergency crews rushed to the the Park Pavilions new build development, the former Victoria Hospital site, on Grange Road in Battlefield this afternoon at around 2.41pm after receiving<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/pensioner-arrested-after-fire-breaks-36268266\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> reports of a fire.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Black smoke billowed from the top floor penthouse apartment. Pictures of the aftermath showed the windows and surrounding walls charred from the inferno, with some <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/pensioner-arrested-after-fire-breaks-36268266\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">smoke still coming from the flat.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Seven fire engines and a height appliance raced to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/pensioner-arrested-after-fire-breaks-36268266\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">scene<\/a>. It is understood that nobody was injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The development is owned by Beech Grove Homes, part of Sanctuary Scotland, and contains 153 luxury homes &#8211; with some selling for \u00a3350,000. It is not yet known the full extent of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/pensioner-arrested-after-fire-breaks-36268266\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">damage<\/a> to the building.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-154743-1jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"The fire started this afternoon\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The fire started this afternoon(Image: Daily Record)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/pensioner-arrested-after-fire-breaks-36268266\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Fire and Rescue Service<\/a> spokesperson said: \u201cWe were alerted at 2.41pm on Monday, 1 December, to reports of a building fire on Grange Road, Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cAt its height, seven appliances and a high-reach vehicle were mobilised to the area, where firefighters are working to tackle a fire within the eight floors of a multi-storey under-construction building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cThere were no reported casualties and crews will remain at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-01-at-154743jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Emergency crews at the scene\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Emergency crews at the scene(Image: Daily Record)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/pensioner-arrested-after-fire-breaks-36268266\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said: &#8220;Grange Road in Glasgow is closed following a fire reported to us around 3.20pm on Monday, 1 December.&#8221;The public and road users are advised to avoid the area while the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance.&#8221;There are no reported injuries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Sanctuary Scotland have been approached for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/pensioner-arrested-after-fire-breaks-36268266\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">comment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KSTVj4OXVzG0HyeQZBjVGo\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. 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