{"id":707142,"date":"2026-01-19T20:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/707142\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:54:13","slug":"firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-property-in-glasgow-as-road-shut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/707142\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters tackle blaze at property in Glasgow as road shut"},"content":{"rendered":"

A local bystander explained a huge number of the emergency services have descended on the area.<\/p>\n

19:12, 19 Jan 2026Updated 19:43, 19 Jan 2026<\/p>\n

\"Emergency<\/p>\n

Emergency services on Dumbarton Road in Scotstoun. (Image: Daily Record)<\/p>\n

A blaze <\/a>at a property in Glasgow has sparked a huge emergency response.<\/p>\n

Mercy crews raced to to Scotstoun Street<\/a> in the city at around 4:45pm this afternoon, Monday, January 19, after being alerted to the fire.<\/a><\/p>\n

It remains unclear whether anyone has been injured as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n

Cops have closed Scotstoun Street at Fore Street and ask members of the public to avoid the area.<\/p>\n

An image shows three fire appliances<\/a> and ambulance lined up on Dumbarton Road with blue lights from the vehicles lighting up the night sky. A number of locals can be seen with firefighters<\/a> visible further up the road.<\/p>\n

A bystander told the Record<\/a> at least six fire appliances are at the scene.<\/p>\n

They said: “There\u2019s a huge amount of emergency services on Dumbarton Road outside the Tesco Express in Scotstoun.<\/p>\n

“The whole street\u2019s shut off from the Whiteinch roundabout down, with around six fire engines and a few police vehicles.”<\/p>\n

A Scottish Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “We received a report of a property on fire at Scotstoun Street in Glasgow at around 4:45pm this afternoon, Monday, January 19. A number of appliances remain at the scene.”<\/p>\n

A Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said: “Scotstoun Street is closed at Fore Street following a fire which was reported to police around 5pm on Monday, 19 January, 2026.<\/p>\n

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