Firefighters tackle blaze at plant hire firm

Firefighters were tackling a large blaze at a plant hire business in East Renfrewshire yesterday.

The fire broke out in Blackbyres Road, Barrhead, at about 4:45am.

Nine appliances were sent to tackle the blaze at Leggat Plant, which hires out cranes and heavy lifting machinery to the construction industry.

Scottishpower network confirmed their engineers were working to restore supply after a power cut in the Barrhead area.

And Scottish Water said the firefighters’ efforts were causing supply issues to the surrounding area.

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