Firefighters tackle blaze in Greenock town centre

A number of Greenock roads remain closed and people are unable to re-enter their houses after a huge fire broke out on Jamaica Street

It started at around 5pm on Thursday and several crew remain there this morning.

A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "Operations Control mobilised a number of fire engines to the town's Jamaica Street, where firefighters were met by a large and well developed fire.

A funeral home nearby was forced to move bodies to another premises as fire crews tackled the blaze.

In a post on their Facebook page, Green Oak Funeral Services said that their landlines were unavailable but "all loved ones were being cared for in our Port Glasgow premises''.

Several roads around the area would remain closed.