Firefighters remain at garage blaze in Glasgow

More than 50 firefighters have tackling a large blaze at a car garage in Glasgow.

The service was alerted at around 5am on Monday to the fire in Scotland Street in the city's southside.

The one-storey garage was alight and a number of cars were on fire.

Firefighters also had cool down two gas cylinders as a precaution and a number of other cylinders on site are as yet unidentified.

Earlier this morning a spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "Around 50 to 55 firefighters are in attendance.

"The one-storey building has a garage on the ground floor and an unknown quantity of cars are on fire.

"There are also a large quantity of unidentified cylinders involved.''

Scotland Street has been closed to traffic between Carnoustie Street and Shields Road.

Subway passengers are advised the car park at Shields Road is closed but the station remains open