North Lanarkshire: Firefighters tackle overnight blaze at tower block

Fire crews have tackled a blaze which broke out on Thursday night at a tower block in North Lanarkshire.

Crews were called just after 10pm | John Devlin/The Scotsman

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent nine fire engines and specialist appliances to a building in the Shields Drive area when the alarm was raised just after 10pm on Thursday.

Fire crews confirmed on Friday morning the blaze had been extinguished.

One fire engine remained at the scene at 6.30am on Friday.