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| Dozens of people have been rescued from a care home in South Lanarkshire after a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning. | Dozens of people have been rescued from a care home in South Lanarkshire after a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning. |
| Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said all 89 of the residents were accounted for and seven had been taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke. | |
| The fire broke out at the Douglas View Care Centre in Hamilton. | |
| Staff at the home in William Street raised the alarm when they discovered the blaze just after 0650 BST. | Staff at the home in William Street raised the alarm when they discovered the blaze just after 0650 BST. |
| The home, run by Southern Cross Healthcare, cares for elderly, frail people and younger physically disabled people who need help with daily living but do not need full-time nursing care. | The home, run by Southern Cross Healthcare, cares for elderly, frail people and younger physically disabled people who need help with daily living but do not need full-time nursing care. |
| Police assisted fire crew to evacuate the majority of residents, five people were still trapped inside and fire services brought them out Strathclyde Police spokesman | |
| The centre can house up to 100 patients on short and long-term stay. | The centre can house up to 100 patients on short and long-term stay. |
| Some smoke had been visible from the building and ambulances were on scene. | Some smoke had been visible from the building and ambulances were on scene. |
| A spokesman for the ambulance service said seven people were being treated for smoke inhalation at Hairmyres Hospital. | |
| There were 89 residents and 15 staff in the home at the time of the fire. | |
| A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said: "Police assisted fire crew to evacuate the majority of residents, five people were still trapped inside and fire services brought them out. Seven residents have been taken to Hairmyres Hospital." | |
| A total of 16 fire crews attended and an investigation into the cause was getting under way. | |
| BBC Scotland reporter Laura Pettigrew said: "There are a number of worried relatives at the police line and I spoke to a man whose grandmother is in the care home and he is extremely concerned. | |
| "He's now spoken to people in the home and the emergency services who have put his mind at rest. | |
| "They said that all of the residents are now out of the home and most of them are safe and well." | |
| A fleet of patient transport minibuses has arrived at the scene to take the pensioners to alternative accommodation. | |
| South Lanarkshire Council said it would provide temporary accommodation for residents, if required. |