Two people were rushed to hospital following a huge fire in Strathaven last night.
The blaze broke out in a commercial premises on Green Street after 11.30pm last night, before spreading to two neighbouring residential properties.
The Scottish Fire & Rescue Service mobilised six appliances to tackle the blaze, with crews working through the night to bring the inferno under control. They remain at the scene this morning working to extinguish some remaining pockets of fire.
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Police also closed off Green Street to road users to assist, Lanarkshire Live reports.
A diversion is currently in place for drivers from the A71 through B7078/Larhall/Hamilton/A713.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.39pm on Thursday, 11 August to reports of a fire in a building in Green Street, Strathaven. Operations Control mobilised a total of six appliances to the scene. The fire had taken hold within commercial premises and two residential properties situated above.
"Firefighters transferred two casualties to the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service and then worked to contain the fire. Crews are presently working to extinguish some remaining pockets of fire.”
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