Fire at Clarkston Toll

A HOUSE fire at Eastwoodmains Road cause a diversion of traffic last Friday afternoon.
Police at Clarkston Toll.Police at Clarkston Toll.
Police at Clarkston Toll.

Firefighters from Castlemilk and Clarkston attended the scene around 3.30pm and Scottish Gas was called upon after fears of a fractured gas pipe.

Inspector Alan Dickson, of Giffnock police office, told The Extra: “Roads were closed from 1530 to about 1730.

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“The fire seems to have been caused by some sort of electrical fault in the house — but nothing criminal.

“Road closure was a precaution due to the presence of smoke and a suggestion the gas supply to the house could have been affected by the fire — it wasn’t.”