ONE person was injured after a fire erupted in a city centre basement.
Crews were called to West Nile Street in Glasgow at around 2pm on Saturday and surrounding buildings, including bars and businesses, were evacuated during the incident.
One person was injured, thought to have suffered an electric shock, and was taken to hospital with concussion.
The fire service said the location of the fire in a small space meant a high number of officers were required to rotate crews.
It has now been extinguished but officers remained at the scene to carry out investigations.
A fire service spokesman said: “On arrival the incident commander was faced with a basement fire within 45 West Nile Street, because of the danger associated with this type of incident further resources were mobilised.
“One casualty was treated by the Scottish Ambulance Service and taken to hospital.”
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