Thorntonhall: Cars and a house affected by fire in South Lanarkshire village

Eight fire engines attend a blaze in the early hours of the morning in a South Lanarkshire village.

Firefighters have tackled a blaze which affected cars and a house in a South Lanarkshire village.

Eight fire engines were sent to the scene in Peel Road, Thorntonhall, when the alarm was raised just after 1am on Wednesday.

Eight fire engines required to tackle fire in South Lanarkshire village

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said there were no reports of any casualties.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze but some remained at the scene at 7am.

Reporting by PA

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