Fire rips through building in Scots town as local properties evacuated
Local residents have been evacuated from their homes after a fire ripped through a building in a Scots town.
Emergency crews were alerted to the blaze on Station Road in Cowdenbeath at around 5:10pm tonight, Wednesday, July 9.
Cops locked down local roads, including High Street at the roundabout at Perth Road and Foulford Street and Foulford Street.
Stenhouse Street is also closed at its junction with Hall Street, and High Street is closed at the roundabout with Broad Street.
Cops confirmed that a number of properties in the area have been evacuated as a precaution and urged local people to avoid the area.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) told the Record that the blaze started at a garage in the street. They dispatched four appliances to the scene.
An image from the scene shows firefighters hosing down the flames bursting out from the building.
Another shows a huge plume of black smoke billowing into the air behind the local railway station.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Members of the public are advised to avoid the area and residents are advised to remain indoors and keep doors and windows closed."
An SFRS spokesperson said: "We received a call at 16:42 this afternoon, Wednesday, July 9, in relation to garage on fire at Station Road. We have four appliances in attendance at the scene."
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