FAMILIES were evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out in nearby rubbish outside.

At around 6.20pm yesterday, emergency services were called to Kinfauns Drive in Drumchapel after reports of an explosion.

Around 20 firefighters from Knightswood, Milngavie, Clydebank and Yorkhill attended with three appliances and one aerial appliance.

Engineers from gas company SGN were also present as the residents were evacuated from their properties.

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A spokesman said: "We were called to support the emergency services in their response to a fire."

No one was injured by the blaze.

Last night a spokesman from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were alerted at 6.18pm to a fire in the open in Drumchapel.

"Operations Control mobilised a number of fire engines to the town's Kinfauns Drive, where firefighters were met by a large quantity of debris on fire.

"Crews extinguished the fire and remain on the scene working to make the area safe.

"There are no casualties."