Residents Evacuated In Drumchapel Blaze

An investigation is under way into a blaze which saw 20 residents evacuated after a blaze broke through the roof of a block of flats.

Published 3rd Jul 2015

An investigation is under way into a blaze which saw 20 residents evacuated after a blaze broke through the roof of a block of flats.

Fire crews found a well developed blaze'' when they arrived at the scene in Cloan Avenue in the Drumchapel area of Glasgow at around 6.45pm yesterday.

At the height of the incident 30 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze which started in one of the flats in the two-storey block.

People from eight flats were evacuated and accommodation was arranged for them.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is being carried out by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Incident Research and Investigation team and Police Scotland.