Fire breaks out in seven-storey building on Glasgow's Buchanan Street

Fire crews have tackled a blaze in Glasgow’s city centre.

The fire, which occurred in a building behind the Zara clothing store on Buchanan Street on Thursday, was reported to emergency services at 9.40am. The incident occurred on the second floor of the seven-storey building.

Seven Scottish Fire and Rescue Service vehicles attended the scene. The fire was extinguished, but three teams remained at the scene in the city centre from 11am to ensure the building was safe.

There were no reports of any casualties.

Smoke could be seen billowing from the scene of the fire. Picture: Chris Somerville/X, with credit to https://homelessprojectscotland.org/ | Chris Somerville/X, with credit to https://homelessprojectscotland.org/

A nearby shop worker said of the fire: "They’ve blocked off the front of Zara and the Nike store, but there’s still foot traffic coming up and down the other side of the street. There’s a few fire engines outside, but you can’t see flames or smoke, so it looks like whatever was happening is under control."

Smoke could earlier be seen billowing from the building and across the city centre on Thursday morning. Crowds of workers and shoppers were witnessed gathering on nearby Sauchiehall Street as firefighters dealt with the incident.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 9.40am on Thursday, June 27 to reports of a fire within a seven-storey building in Glasgow.

"Operations Control mobilised seven appliances to the city's Buchannan Street, where firefighters were met by a fire within the building's second floor.”

Police Scotland said officers attended the incident to assist with traffic and pedestrian management.