Overview
- Police Scotland said the fire at the multi-storey block in Whifflet, Coatbridge, was reported around 6:50am on Friday, December 19.
- Calder Street is closed as emergency services attend and the public has been asked to avoid the area.
- Residents were reported evacuated from the high-rise, according to initial local coverage.
- Witness reports described large flames tearing through a flat toward the top of the building.
- The cause of the blaze has not been confirmed and police enquiries are ongoing.