Firefighters attend church fire

Four appliances attend Lanark fire

At 12.15pm two fire appliances from Lanark were mobilised to a fire within an unoccupied church at Ladyacre Road in the town. The Incident Commander very quickly assessed the dangerous situation, a fast growing fire that was spreading into the roof space. There was also a concern of the possibility of a partial structural collapse, so the Incident Commander mobilised a further two fire appliances including the High Reach Appliance from Motherwell, to extinguish the fire and bring the incident under control. 

The Incident Commander also contacted the Police for traffic control and Building Control to make sure that the building structure was in a safe condition. The building was reviewed by a Building Control Officer and the decision was made to demolish the unsafe gable wall. 

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue operational crews along with our partners worked closely to bring this incident to a conclusion with minimum of disruption.