Multi-story rescue

Three rescued from flat fire

Fire crews from Cowcaddens and Maryhill community fire stations  were called to a reported fire in a multi storey block of flats at St Georges Road in Glasgow shortly before 4 o'clock this morning.

On arrival, the Incident Commander immediately confirmed that residents were still within the affected 3rd floor flat of the 8 storey building. Crews wearing breathing apparatus quickly enterd the premises to search the smoke filled flat and extinguish the fire.

Two adult males and one adult female were quickly rescued from the scene by fire crews and placed into the care of the attendant ambulance crews who subsequently transported the three casualties, who were suffering from smoke inhalation, to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for further treatment.

The cause of the fire is being jointly investigated by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's incident investigation team and the Police.

There is no further information available at this time.