A major evacuation has been carried out in Cumbernauld over fears of a suspected gas leak after locals reported a 'smell' across the town.
The alarm was raised on Monday morning after residents reported a 'strong smell of gas' around their homes. Concerns were also raised by locals in Kirkintilloch and Bishopbriggs.
Fire crews and gas engineers rushed to 'various areas' to try and find the source of the possible leak including at Wardpark Industrial Estate where they are carrying out investigations.
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Cumbernauld College as well as the Job Centre and Royal Mail sorting office, both situated on Muirhead Road, are understood to have been evacuated as a result.
It's not believed that the smell is coming from an SGN network with a third party also working on the issue.
Adam Smith, SNP Councillor for Cumbernauld East, wrote: "I have been made aware of a strong smell of gas in the Kildrum area this morning and have contacted Scotland Gas Networks (SGN). They advise engineers are on their way to Cumbernauld now to establish the problem and consider what repairs may be required.
"Reports of gas have come from in and around Tarbolton Road and SGN has assigned the reference W119113240. I will share any further updates once SGN are aware of the cause and any required repair works."
New College Lanarkshire's Library Services said in a statement: "Due to a gas leak in the area, the decision has been made to close Cumbernauld campus for the rest of the day.
"Other campus libraries remain open as normal should students require space to study."
Dan Brown, spokesperson for SGN, said: "We’ve received a number of calls regarding a smell in the air, initially in the Cumbernauld area this morning, and subsequently in the Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch areas.
"We believe we have located the source of the smell and are working with the third party to resolve the issue on their site. There’s nothing so far to suggest the smell came from our gas network.
"We don’t believe there is a safety risk as there have been no recorded gas readings. We will continue to visit all jobs, but due to the extremely high volume of reports this may take longer than usual. However, we would always recommend that anyone who can smell gas should call the National Gas Emergency number on 0800 111 999."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “We were alerted at 10.50am on Monday, 28 November to reports of a gas leak at Wardpark Industrial Estate, Cumbernauld.
"Operations Control mobilised one fire appliance and crews are currently in attendance at the scene."
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