Roads closed and businesses affected by Kilmarnock fire
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service responded to the incident around 8:55pm, and no injuries have been reported as of yet with enquiries ongoing to establish the cause of the fire.
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King Street and Sandbed Lane remain shut with surrounding roads leading to the area also closed off as services continue to tackle the blaze.
Several businesses have been affected and remain closed, including Burns Mall.
Speaking to STV News, the owners of a tattoo studio destroyed in the incident said they have 'lost everything'.
Hard Luck Tattoo Studio, which reopened in June after a year of renovations, was ruined by the fire, leaving owners Niky Brown and Kirsty Donald as well as their eight staff members without their livelihoods.
The couple, who have a 3-month-old child, described the fire as something out of a "Hollywood film".
A GoFundMe has been launched and has already received £13,000 in donations to replace some of the studio's kit, worth upwards of £50,000.
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A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said to the outlet: 'We were alerted at 8.58pm on Monday, July 14, to reports of a fire to the rear of a commercial building on King Street, Kilmarnock.
'At its height, operations control mobilised six appliances and specialist resources to the scene of a well-developed fire affecting a four-storey building, which partially collapsed.
'There are no reported casualties.
'Two appliances and specialist resources remain at the scene as they work to make the area safe.'
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