Chimney fall: narrow escape

FIRE crews were called to help when pieces of masonry fell from a chimney in Home Street, Tollcross yesterday.

It is thought a passer-by narrowly escaped serious injury. The road was closed as crews made the chimney safe around 4pm.

A police spokesman said: "It was thought to have struck someone who was taken to hospital, but witnesses said he wasn't hit, he was taken away for shock. He had been taken away by the time we arrived so we were not able to confirm that."