News / Scottish News Person in hospital after fire breaks out at housing complex By Press Association April 25, 2024, 11:20 pm Firefighters tackled a blaze in Barrhead (PA) Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A person has been taken to hospital after a fire at a housing complex in East Renfrewshire. Shortly before 4pm on Thursday, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) were called to the site on Main Street in Barrhead. Four appliances were sent to the scene and one person was taken to hospital. Crews have since left the area. A spokesperson for SFRS said: “We were alerted at 3.56pm on Thursday to a fire at a housing complex on Main Street, Barrhead. “Operations control mobilised four appliances to the scene to make the area safe. “One casualty was taken to hospital and crews are no longer in attendance.” Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe More from The Sunday Post Girl, 10, dies as woman and three children taken to hospital after house fire Teenager arrested after house and cars set on fire in Stockton Man, 66, in critical condition after car crashes into house in Barrhead Teenage girl arrested after teachers and pupil stabbed at Welsh school