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Police, firefighters and ambulance on scene of blaze above Dundee bar

Police closed the road to traffic and pedestrians.

Emergency services have closed the road where South Tay Street meets Westport, Dundee.
Emergency services have closed the road where South Tay Street meets Westport, Dundee. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

Emergency services descended on Dundee’s Westport after a fire in a top-floor flat.

Police, fire and ambulance services were at the scene where South Tay Street meets Westport.

Workers from a business in the building said they were evacuated shortly after 11.30am.

They said they could see smoke billowing from the top floor above the West House bar.

Police were deployed to close the road to traffic and pedestrians.

Witnesses said they saw smoke coming from the top floor flat. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that an emergency call was made at 11.30am.

Three fire appliances were deployed, as well as a response vehicle.

One witness who parked her car on the street told The Courier: “I parked my car at around 11.40am but I can’t get out now.

“The two windows were boarded up so not sure if anyone lives there.

“My other half is still stuck in Tay Court Surgery.

“The police said there is still glass falling.”

An ambulance was called to the scene. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson
Police closed the road. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

A worker from La Baguette sandwich shop on Westport said: “We were in the shop and saw there was a fire upstairs.

“We were evacuated from that shop at around 11.30am.

“We just saw smoke right at the top floor.”

Firefighters called to blaze in Dundee

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.30am on Friday, 13 October to reports of a dwelling fire on South Tay Street, Dundee.

“Operations control mobilised three fire appliances to the scene where crews remain in attendance working to extinguish the fire.

“Three casualties suffering from slight smoke inhalation have been treated by Scottish Ambulance Service.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called to an incident at South Tay Street Dundee today.

“We dispatched one ambulance to the scene.”

The road reopened at 1.45pm.

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