{"id":944696,"date":"2026-05-07T22:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/944696\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T22:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:13:18","slug":"major-blaze-in-rutherglen-as-street-filled-with-smoke-and-multiple-roads-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/944696\/","title":{"rendered":"Major blaze in Rutherglen as street filled with smoke and multiple roads closed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The exact cause of the fire is unknown at this time.<\/p>\n

20:25, 07 May 2026Updated 21:33, 07 May 2026<\/p>\n

\"Emergency<\/p>\n

Emergency services are on scene (Image: Julia Smith)<\/p>\n

A major emergency response can be seen in the Rutherglen area this evening as Scottish Fire and Rescue<\/a> crews battle a fire within a shop on Baronald Street.<\/p>\n

Large plumes of smoke could be seen billowing into the air, with drivers over the M74 reporting sightings.<\/p>\n

Emergency services are on scene this evening, May 7, with multiple fire appliances and police in attendance. A cordon is in place while crews tackle flames within the premises.<\/p>\n

South Lanarkshire Council confirmed that road closures are in place on Farmeloan Road, Dalmarnock Road and at the Cambuslang Road junction.<\/p>\n

The exact cause of the fire is unknown at this time. Members of the public are asked to avoid the area.<\/p>\n

An update from Police Scotland reads: “Emergency services are in attendance following a fire at a shop premises in Baronald Street, Rutherglen which was reported at 6.40pm on Thursday, 7 May, 2026.<\/p>\n

“Baronald Street along with Dalmarnock Road and Farmeloan are currently closed.<\/p>\n

“Members of the public are asked to avoid the area at this time.”<\/p>\n

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n

More to follow on this.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The exact cause of the fire is unknown at this time. 20:25, 07 May 2026Updated 21:33, 07 May…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":944697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,12264,918,4884,712,760,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-944696","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-fires","10":"tag-glasgow","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-traffic-and-travel","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116535599066668472","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=944696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/944697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=944696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=944696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=944696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}