Call for action as rubbish catches fire at tenement

Fellow resident Pat Bedebe, 35, said she had come home to find the street cordoned off.

Pat, who works as a massage therapist, said: “I was very worried when I saw what was going on in the street.

“I came around the corner and saw police cars and fire appliances. I couldn’t get into my house.”

Meanwhile, another resident — who did not want to be named — added: “Someone could have been injured and something needs to be done to stop this kind of thing happening.”

Firefighters were seen going into one of the closes with hoses to extinguish the blaze.

Police Scotland vehicles were also on the scene with officers diverting traffic.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “Two appliances attended a fire at Morgan Street after receiving a call at 1.20pm.

“Rubbish at the rear of the tenement had gone on fire.

“The ground-floor property and storage area was smoke damaged.

“The properties on the other floors were checked for fire spread.”

The spokeswoman for the service added the appliances left at 2pm, having handed the site over to Police Scotland.

No one was injured in yesterday’s incident.

The street was closed while crews dealt with the fire.

Emergency services at the scene of the blaze on Morgan Street.