The Guardian Politics12 Mar 2026
Glasgow’s only high-ladder fire engine unavailable during office block inferno
Revelation prompts questions over Scottish fire service’s capacity to deal with large fires after 2023 cuts Concerns have been raised about the capacity of Scotland’s fire service to deal with large fires like the one that gutted a Victorian office block in Glasgow as it emerged that the city’s only remaining fire engine with a high-reach ladder was unavailable on Sunday. The Scottish fire and rescue service confirmed that, while standard city-based fire engines were on the scene within minutes
