Firefighters and emergency crew raced to a takeaway in Paisley after a fire broke out inside.
Aladdin's Tandoori on Johnston Street went up in flames at around 11.15 pm on Thursday night with smoke filling the rooms of the flats above.
Residents in the homes just yards away were unaware of the danger they faced until being alerted by a police officer on his way back to the station. An officer happened to be walking back to Mill Street station when he saw the blaze and ran into the buildings to alert locals.
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The fire erupted within the popular takeaway last night and residents were evacuated after fears of pockets of fire within the building, as smoke filled the majority of the flats directly above.
Three people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Fire rescue crews remain at the scene this morning.
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."
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