Scotland reports evacuation BURST Scotland

Investigations continue into cause of massive blaze that destroyed two lorries

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Investigations are continuing in the cause of a fire that saw emergency services rushing to a Tesco warehouse on Friday evening after two lorries burst into flames.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) descended on the building in Deans Industrial Estate, on Carnegie Road in L ivingston shortly before 10pm on Friday.

They said it could take up to 12 weeks to determine the cause of the blaze.Crews were initially called to reports of a trailer fire but when they arrived on scene, fire fighters reported two lorries on fire and said the fire had spread to the building.Backup was called as six other appliances rushed to battle the blaze and evacuated the warehouse.Photographs from the scene show the raging flames as both vehicles are destroyed by the fire.Fire fighters can be seen standing at the side of one lorry using a hose in a bid to douse the leaping flames.There were no reported injuries and emergency services left the scene around 1.45am.A spokesperson for the SFRS said : "We received a call at 9.57pm to reports of a trailer on fire at a warehouse in Deans Industrial Estate, on Carnegie Road, Livingston."Crews attended the scene and requested six appliances in total as the building was now affected."Crews from Bathgate, Livingston, Broxburn, Whitburn, Sighthill and Bo'ness attended.

Crews were at work with three lines of hose and one high pressure hose reel jet as well as breathing apparatus."Two lorries were alight within the building and there were no reported casualties.

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