Residents had a lucky escape when mindless firebugs set a bin shed ablaze beneath a block of flats while they slept.Horrified families were awoken by the smell of smoke and the sound of sirens as fire crews raced to the scene on Telford Road in the early hours of Saturday morning to tackle the blaze.
No one was injured but Lanarkshire Live understands the situation could have been a lot worse if a passer-by hadn’t spotted the flames and alerted the emergency services.
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