Firefighters swing into action

Crews mobilised to car that bursts into flames on the M80

FIREFIGHTERS swung into action this morning, after a car burst into flames at the junction of the M73 and M80, bringing rush-hour chaos to North Lanarkshire. 

At around 6.40am this morning crews from Stepps and Springburn were mobilised to a vehicle on fire at the junction of the motorways. Despite no-one being injured, smoke from the fire caused widespread traffic disruption and tailbacks on both roads. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and brought the incident to a safe conclusion.

And yesterday, in another road-related incident, crews from Motherwell were called to an road traffic collision in the town's Windmillhill Street at around 11.05am. Upon arrival crews were faced with an lorry on its side, with the driver inside. Firefighters quickly rescued the driver, who was treated at the scene by ambulance crews before being transferred to Wishaw General Hospital,  where he was treated for injuries to his arm.

Meanwhile, at around 3.45pm yesterday, firefighters from Pollok and Clarkston were mobilised to a chip-pan fire in Glasgow's Nitshill Road. Upon arrival at the scene, crews treated two elderly women who had been in the house with oxygen therapy while firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus, quickly extinguished the fire using a hosereel jet. One of the women was subsequently taken by ambulance to Hairmyers Hospital for further treatment.