Dozens of firefighters were called to the former Greenhill Primary School after a fire broke out on Tuesday evening, September 22.
A major fire has taken hold at an old primary school building in North Lanarkshire. Emergency services were called to the former Greenhill Primary School on West George Street and Coltswood Road in Coatbridge after the blaze broke out shortly before 5.20pm on Tuesday, September 22.
Six crews from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service alongside specialist resources including two aerial appliances are at the scene. Police Scotland has asked members of the public to avoid the area and locals are being warned to keep windows and doors closed.
A number of streets around the school – including West George Street and Coltswood Road – have been closed while emergency services tackle the blaze. The cause of the fire is not currently known and it is still unclear whether there have been any injuries.
Video of the fire shared on social media shows the derelict school, which closed in 2012, is well alight. An orange glow can be seen rising above the roof while grey smoke billows from every visible corner of the building.
A police van can also be seen outside the school closing off one of the adjacent roads while a firefighter carrying an axe runs around the perimeter of the school. A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted to a building fire at a derelict school on Coltswood Road, Coatbridge at 5.21pm.
“Operations control mobilised six fire appliances and specialist resources including two aerial appliances. Crews are currently on scene.”
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Emergency services are responding to a fire at a derelict building on West George Street in Coatbridge. Please avoid the area.
“Locals are being asked to close all windows and doors. West George Street is closed at Stewart Street, and Coltswood Road is closed at Inveresk Place.
“Please use alternative routes for the time being.“
It is not the first time the derelict school has been affected by fire. In February 2022, Police Scotland were treating another incident as wilful after the building was targeted by firebugs.
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