Fire crews battle blaze inside Paisley Sheriff Court

Emergency services were called out at around 9.30 this morning

Author: Alice FaulknerPublished 13th Nov 2023

Paisley Sheriff Court has been evacuated since this morning after a fire inside the building.

Fire crews were called to the scene at around 9.30am after reports of a blaze.

Three trucks were sent out to the court, and firefighters managed to extinguish the fire.

However, they remain on the scene to carry out checks.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 9.24am on Monday, 13 November to reports of a fire within a building on St James Street, Paisley.

“Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances and an aerial appliance to the scene where crews extinguished the fire.

“Firefighters remain in attendance.”

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