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Homes evacuated in Lenzie after electricity substation fire
Published: 21st May 2012 10:55:24
A number of houses have been evacuated following a fire at an electricity substation in East Dunbartonshire.
Emergency services were called to the site in Millersneuk Avenue, Lenzie, at about 09:20 on Monday.
Two fire appliances are on the scene, along with Strathclyde Police and Scottish Power engineers.
A spokeswoman for the Strathclyde force said no-one had been injured. She said about five homes near the substation had been evacuated as a precaution.
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