Incident report for 6th November

Read about today's incidents

Further to our Bonfire night report and the dramatic photo gallery already reported here on our website, please see below a list of incidents on Saturday 6^th November.

•  Crews from Pollok, Polmadie and Govan Community Fire Stations were called to a fire in a disused public house in the early hours of the morning. On arrival the crew found that the upper floor was heavily smoke logged and the fire had spread to the roof space. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building and despite the use of a main jet and a hose reel jet, an aerial appliance was brought in to assist them.  Appliances were on the scene for several hours due to the scale of the incident. The cause of the fire is not yet known and is currently under investigation.
• A crew from Clarkston Community Fire Station attended a cooker fire at a local property where an elderly casualty had to be treated for smoke inhalation.
• A crew from Largs Community Fire Station attended a chip pan fire at a house in the town. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus quickly brought the fire under control. The casualty was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation by ambulance personnel before being transferred to hospital.