Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at the historic Tontine Building in Glasgow city centre.
The Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) were called to reports of a building fire in the Trongate area of the city at 1:07pm on Wednesday.
A video on social media showed thick plumes of black smoke coming from the building.
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The SFRS mobilised four fire engines and a height appliance to the scene.
Firefighters extinguished a fire within the structure's ground floor, with crews leaving the scene after making the area safe.
There were no casualties reported.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 1.07pm on Wednesday, 31 May to reports of a building fire in Glasgow.
"Operations Control mobilised four fire appliances to the city's Albion Street, where firefighters extinguished a fire within the structure's ground floor.
"Crews left the scene after working to make the area safe.
"There were no casualties."
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