Around 30 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a recycling centre.
Six fire engines, an aerial appliance and specialist resources went to the scene in Nuneaton Street, Glasgow when the alarm was raised at 2.35am on Wednesday.
By 2pm crews remained at the scene, although one fire engine was withdrawn.
Large plumes of smoke could be seen billowing over the area, which is near Celtic Park, this morning.
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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said crews were dealing with a large fire.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Glasgow City Council said Nuneaton Street was closed to traffic due to the blaze fire at the NWH Waste Collection/Recycling Site, with reports of heavy smoke in the area.
Part of the Clyde Gateway was also shut.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said this afternoon: “We were alerted at 2.35am on Wednesday, 8 February to reports of a fire within the grounds of a recycling centre in Glasgow.
“Operations Control mobilised six appliances and specialist resources to the city's Nuneaton Street.
"Five appliances currently remain on scene with crews working to extinguish a well-developed fire.
"There are no casualties.”
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