Glasgow industrial estate fire 'deliberate' as police launch probe
Police have launched probe after a fire ripped through a business premises in Glasgow.
Emergency crews raced to Stanley Street in Kinning Park after the alarm was raised at 6.46am on July 31.
Nine fire engines and two aerial appliances were scrambled to tackle the inferno, which had taken hold of a single-storey storage unit.
Police have now confirmed they're treating the fire as deliberate.
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward with information.
Pictures taken in the city centre on the morning of the blaze showed huge plumes of smoke drifting across the skyline, with some visible from Anderston, across the River Clyde. Roads around the area including Stanley Street and Milnpark Street, were shut down. They have since reopened. Officers at the scene were also spotted wearing respiratory masks as locals were urged to avoid the area and close windows due to the risk of smoke inhalation. An eyewitness said the area 'smelled of smoke.' They said: "There were around eight or nine fire engines with a command unit pulling up as we went around. Milnpark St closed between Stanley St and Portman St. It smelled of smoke."
All roads have since reopened. Detective Inspector Lesley-Ann McGee said: 'Our enquiries remain ongoing, and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and who may have seen something to get in touch.
'I would ask that those who live in the surrounding area check their private CCTV and dash-cam footage to see if it has captured anything of significance.'
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: 'Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0563 of 31 July, 2025. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.'
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 6.46am on Thursday, 31 July, to reports of a commercial building fire at Stanley Street, Glasgow. Operations Control mobilised nine appliances and two high reach vehicles to the scene, where firefighters worked to extinguish a fire affecting a single-storey storage unit.
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"As a result of ongoing firefighting operations and progress made, we have now scaled back our response to one fire appliance. There are no casualties, and the crew are working to fully extinguish small hotspots within the building.
'All roads have now reopened, and residents no longer need to keep windows and doors closed.'
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