Three people injured after second blaze in Pollokshields

Emergency crews responded to a fire within a building in Melville Street Pollokshields last night (Monday).
By Dawn Renton
Published 19th Nov 2019, 08:35 BST

Four appliances arrived to tackle the flames within a four-storey building at around 7pm.

Three people have been treated by paramedics following a blaze in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow.

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A spokesman for Scottish Fire & Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 6.58pm on Monday, November 18, to reports of a dwelling fire at Melville Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow.

“Operations control mobilised four appliances to the scene, where crews were met with a fire within a four-storey building.

“Three casualties have been handed over to the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

The blaze comes a week after a building collapsed after a fire took hold of a takeaway on Albert Drive.