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Laura Ferguson & Chiara Pollock

Footage shows major emergency response after fire ripped through Paisley takeaway

Footage has shown a major police presence as a fire ripped through a Paisley takeaway.

The blaze erupted in Aladdin's Tandoori on Johnston Street at around 11.15 pm on Thursday night (June 1), with smoke filling the rooms of the flats above.

A police officer who was returning to Mill Street station witnessed the fire and ran into the buildings to alert local residents who were unaware of the incident.

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Video from the scene shows emergency crew present after the alarm was raised, with the area cordoned off and police and fire services in attendance.

A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were alerted at 11.18pm on Thursday, June 1 to reports of a building on fire at Johnston Street, Paisley.

"Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances and one height vehicle to a fire affecting a commercial premises on the ground floor of a four-storey building.

"Three casualties were in the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

"Crews are currently still at the scene."

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Around 11.20pm on Thursday, 1 June, 2023, police were called to a report of a fire at Johnston Street, Paisley.

"Emergency services attended and officers assisted Scottish Fire and Rescue Service colleagues.

"Six properties were evacuated as a precaution.

"There are no reported injuries and enquiries are ongoing."

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