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| Housing site blaze 'deliberate' | Housing site blaze 'deliberate' |
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| Police believe a fire which has caused considerable damage to a housing development under construction in Glasgow was started deliberately. | Police believe a fire which has caused considerable damage to a housing development under construction in Glasgow was started deliberately. |
| Emergency services were called to the four-storey structure in Kelvindale Glade, near Maryhill, at about 1940 BST on Sunday. | Emergency services were called to the four-storey structure in Kelvindale Glade, near Maryhill, at about 1940 BST on Sunday. |
| Firefighters were at the scene of the blaze, which caused "extensive damage" throughout the night. | Firefighters were at the scene of the blaze, which caused "extensive damage" throughout the night. |
| Police are checking CCTV footage from the local area. | Police are checking CCTV footage from the local area. |
| They are also carrying out door-to-door inquiries. | They are also carrying out door-to-door inquiries. |
| Det Con Liz Cameron, of Strathclyde Police, said: "Fortunately nobody was injured as a result of the fire - a fire which has caused significant damage to the development. | Det Con Liz Cameron, of Strathclyde Police, said: "Fortunately nobody was injured as a result of the fire - a fire which has caused significant damage to the development. |
| 'Suspicious manner' | 'Suspicious manner' |
| "There is no estimate as to the cost of this damage, however, it is expected to run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. | "There is no estimate as to the cost of this damage, however, it is expected to run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. |
| "I would appeal to anyone who was in the area of Kelvindale Glade, Kelvindale Road, and saw anyone behaving in a suspicious manner, either during the day or evening to contact us." | "I would appeal to anyone who was in the area of Kelvindale Glade, Kelvindale Road, and saw anyone behaving in a suspicious manner, either during the day or evening to contact us." |
| Five crews from Maryhill, Yorkhill, Knightswood and Cowcaddens were called in to deal with the fire. | Five crews from Maryhill, Yorkhill, Knightswood and Cowcaddens were called in to deal with the fire. |
| A spokesman for Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said scaffolding surrounding the building "had started to buckle due to the intensity of the heat from the fire". | A spokesman for Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said scaffolding surrounding the building "had started to buckle due to the intensity of the heat from the fire". |
| A four-storey building, adjacent to the development, was evacuated as a precaution. | A four-storey building, adjacent to the development, was evacuated as a precaution. |