Residents evacuated amid council office blaze allowed to return home
The fire broke out on King Street in Rutherglen late last night
Last updated 14th Oct 2022
People are now being allowed back into their homes after a fire ripped through a former council building in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, overnight.
Around 50 firefighters worked through the night to tackle the blaze on King Street, with photographs on social media showing the offices engulfed in flames and smoke spewing into the air.
People living nearby were ordered to leave their homes as a precaution as the blaze tore through the building, and the town hall was opened as a rest centre.
Most were able to return earlier today, and the fire service said crews left the scene this afternoon after extinguishing the blaze.
Seven fire engines were sent along with two height vehicles to extinguish the flames, with King Street closed in both directions and nearby Farmeloan Road also shut.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said:
"We were alerted at 11.18pm on Thursday October 13 to reports of a fire affecting a building at King Street, Rutherglen.
"Operations control mobilised seven fire appliances and two height vehicles to the area where approximately 50 firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.
"There were no reported casualties and crews have now left the scene."
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