A Commonwealth Games venue that was forced to close on Thursday during a thunder storm has reopened.
The newly-refurbished Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow shut because of problems with the building’s drainage system as about 20mm of rain fell in parts of the country in one day.
Operators of the centre, which will host swimming events during next summer’s Commonwealth Games, said that it was working with architects and contractors to fix the problem. The centre reopened on Friday morning.
Meanwhile, dozens of residents spent the night in emergency accommodation after a lightning strike set the roof of a block of flats ablaze as storms spread across the country.
Thirty firefighters were called to the four-storey Heritage Court in Campbell Street, Greenock, at about 6pm on Thursday. People in other nearby flats were also evacuated as a precaution.
The fire came at the same time as flash floods caused disruption. One motorist was trapped in water in the town and firefighters had to push his car to safety.
Roddie Keith, of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), said: “Our crews from Greenock, Port Glasgow and the surrounding area were fantastic and worked hard to provide much-needed assistance, moving from one incident to the next without stopping for breath.
“To have a significant fire in the town at the same time as multiple flooding incidents was unusual.”