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Fifteen hospitalised after deliberate Glasgow flat fire

Fifteen people were taken to hospital as a precaution after a deliberate fire at a four-storey block of flats in Glasgow on Friday.

  • Police are treating the fire on Copland Road, Ibrox, as deliberate.
  • Four fire engines attended the scene after reports of a ground floor fire.
  • The building was evacuated, and 15 people were taken to hospital as a precaution.

A fire at a block of flats in Glasgow is being treated as deliberate by police. The incident, which occurred on Friday afternoon, led to 15 people being taken to hospital as a precaution.

Four fire engines were dispatched to the four-storey building on Copland Road in the Ibrox area shortly after 17:00 following reports of a fire on the ground floor. The building was evacuated.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and crews had left the scene by 22:00. Police Scotland confirmed that inquiries are ongoing into the incident, which they are treating as wilful.

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