Fire at depot destroys 50 buses

Fire crews have been tackling a huge blaze at a storage depot, containing about 50 buses, in North Lanarkshire.

The commercial buses were in the building at the Greenhill Industrial Estate in Coatbridge when firefighters arrived at the scene at about 0200 BST.

The homes of about 100 nearby residents were evacuated.

The families spent the night at the local Greenhill Primary School but they have now been allowed back into their homes.

Fire crews expect to be at the scene for most of the day.

The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

Strathclyde Fire and Rescue area commander George McGrandales said the biggest concerns for fire crews were diesel tanks and acetylene cylinders.

He said: “Most of the fire has now been extinguished, however, we have to put some special procedures in to deal with the acetylene cylinders.”

Mr McGrandales added: “Fifty buses was a quite intense fire and obviously there was five fire appliances there and something like 40 firefighters in attendance.”

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