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20/04/2015
Firefighters Tackle Overnight Church Blaze
Firefighters in Glasgow have fought a blaze at a church in the city over night.
Emergency services where alerted to the fire on Crossloan Road, Govan at about 22:30 on Sunday.
Residents in a neighbouring four-storey tenement had to be evacuated during the incident, with a number of them put up in emergency accommodation.
It is understood that 25 firefighters are still at the scene this morning, monitoring the remains of the church and that no secondary fires ignite.
There were no reports of any injuries.
(MH/CD)
Emergency services where alerted to the fire on Crossloan Road, Govan at about 22:30 on Sunday.
Residents in a neighbouring four-storey tenement had to be evacuated during the incident, with a number of them put up in emergency accommodation.
It is understood that 25 firefighters are still at the scene this morning, monitoring the remains of the church and that no secondary fires ignite.
There were no reports of any injuries.
(MH/CD)
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