Rutherglen

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service worked through the night to extinguish the blaze at the building which is understood to be the Royal Burgh House. Shocking ...

“Rutherglen Police Office will be closed to the public today. "Drivers are advised to avoid the area as roads remain closed." At around 8am today, a spokesperson for the SFRS said on Twitter: "Our crews are in attendance at a fire affecting a building on King Street, Rutherglen.

Emergency services raced to King Street at around 11.20pm last night after receiving 26 calls about the burning building from concerned locals.

[King Street](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/rutherglen) remains closed in both directions and Farmeloan Road is also closed to the junction with Alleysbank Road. People in surrounding properties have also been told to keep their windows and doors closed after emergency services raced to King Street at around 11.20pm last night. [here.](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.18pm on Thursday, October 13 to reports of a fire affecting a building at King Street, Rutherglen." [Glasgow Live reports](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/rutherglen-fire-flats-evacuated-six-25259564) the building on fire is allegedly the Royal Burgh House, with one witness claiming that the 'roof of the building has collapsed in' [Police Scotland](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/police-scotland) confirmed the road had been closed following the fire at around midnight. [Rutherglen](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/rutherglen) have been evacuated as fire crews attempt to bring the flames under control.

A video has captured the moment that a building in Rutherglen was engulfed in flames last night.

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People in Rutherglen were evacuated as firefighters worked through the night to tackle a blaze at a council building in the town centre.

Hear all the latest news from across Glasgow and the West on the hour, every hour, at Clyde 1. "As some residents had to be evacuated, we arranged for Rutherglen Town Hall to be opened as a rest centre and a small number had to be accommodated for the night. Nearby flats have been evacuated as a precaution as crews deal with the fire in King Street, the fire service said.

Several families were evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out at a former council building in Rutherglen.

“As some residents had to be evacuated, we arranged for Rutherglen Town Hall to be opened as a rest centre and a small number had to be accommodated for the night. A spokeswoman for South Lanarkshire Council said: “When we were alerted to the fire in former council offices on King St, Rutherglen, we assisted SFRS. Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the blaze at the building on

Firefighters have been working throughout the night to tackle the blaze in the Rutherglen area with locals saying they feared the worst as the flames got ...

[spokeswoman](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snps-lawless-scotland-sees-violent-28203744) said: “We had numerous calls to a building on fire. Further details will be posted as soon as possible." A spokesperson for South Lanarkshire council said: "Drivers are advised to avoid the area around King Street in Rutherglen following an overnight fire. Especially with the petrol station next door to it, you couldnt help but think worse case scenario of it spreading." We have been fighting the fire all night.” [emergency services](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/humza-yousafs-significantly-improved-pay-28234856) deal with the incident.