A massive fire has ripped through a warehouse just off the M8 in Glasgow.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue service was alerted to the fire at 3.44am on Thursday morning.
Massive fire in glasgow fruit market pic.twitter.com/5H02fCByia
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More than 40 fire fighters raced to the scene to battle flames.
Crews remain on the scene.
One worker, who didn't want to be named, said the fire took hold rapidly.
He said: "One minute we were working away quite the thing and then all off a sudden there was this massive blaze that scared the s**t out of us.
"Guys were just shouting fire, fire and we all ran to get away.
"Thankfully nobody was hurt."
There are restrictions of on the M8 due to low visability from the smoke and road closures around the warehouse on on Blochairn Road.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said: "More than 40 fire fighters are tackling a large fire in a two-storey warehouse on Blochairn Road.
Glasgow fruit market is on fire. pic.twitter.com/5543bBrtMa
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"Twelve appliances were mobilised to the scene after the alarm was raised at 3.44am on Thursday.
"SFRS crew are using high powered hoses to tackle and contain the flames."
Blochairn Fruit Market fire, Glasgow
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