Latest incident round up

Read about our latest incidents

In addition to all the clean up work previously mentioned in our news section which has been carried out by Strathclyde's firefighters on the M8, M80 and M74, here is a quick look at some other incidents attended by our personnel.

• Last night crews from Pollok Community Fire Station attended a road traffic collision on the M77 involving a large goods vehicle. The driver, who was still in the cab of the lorry,  was suffering from neck pains and was removed from the cab by firefighters and paramedics before being transferred to the Victoria Infirmary.
• Early this morning, a crew from Dalmellington Community Fire Station attended a road traffic collision on the A713 near Patna. A private vehicle had left the road and was lying on its side in a field trapping the female driver. On leaving the road, the car had dropped approximately 6ft before coming to rest in the field. Firefighters used heavy duty cutting equipment to free the driver and her young passenger. Ambulance personnel checked over both casualties at the scene before transferring the driver to Ayr Hospital.
• Crews from Biggar and Abington Community Fire Stations were drafted in to assist with pumping away water that threatened to flood nearby homes. The leak was discovered at the Coulter Reservoir in South Lanarkshire where approximately 2 ft of water was present. Firefighters assisted in clearing culverts to allow the water to clear.
• Late on Tuesday afternoon, firefighters from Clydebank Community Fire Station attended a fire in the kitchen of a flat on the 12th floor of a multi storey block of flats in Dalmuir. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and treated the elderly female resident for smoke inhalation using oxygen therapy treatment. Ambulance personnel then transferred the casualty to the Western Infirmary for a precautionary check up.