ONE person was taken to hospital last night after a kitchen fire in Knightswood.
Fire crews rushed to a high-rise block of flats on Kestrel Road at around 9.30pm on Monday after receiving a report of a smoke alarm going off.
The area was made safe and crews left around an hour later.
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An SFRS spokesman said: “We were alerted at 9.39pm on Monday, June 10 to reports of a smoke alarm sounding within a block of flats in Knightstwood.
“Operations Control mobilised four fire appliances to Kestrel Road, where crews extinguished a small fire within the kitchen of a property.
“One casualty was passed into the care of Scottish Ambulance Service personnel, and they were thereafter transported to hospital for a precautionary check-up.
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“Crews left the scene at 10.21pm after ensuring the area was safe.”
The Scottish Ambulance Service has been contacted for more details.
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