A TEENAGER has been arrested after a fire broke out at a high-rise block.
The blaze took place at High Coats flats on Coats Street in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, earlier today.
A teenager has been arrested after a fire broke out at the top floor of a high-rise block[/caption]
Fire crews battled the flames at the 17-storey building in Coatbridge[/caption]
Six people were left injured as flames ripped through two properties.
The alarm was raised around 1.30pm, sparking a large-scale emergency response.
Fourteen fire appliances and ambulance crews raced to the scene.
A 17-year-old male has been arrested in connection with the fire.
The 17-storey building was evacuated and emergency teams are still at the scene.
Council officials were also in attendance as worried residents gathered behind a police cordon outside the gate.
Officers are continuing to carry out enquiries.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.45pm on Monday, 1 July, police were made aware of a fire at a block of flats in Coats Street, Coatbridge.
“Emergency services remain in attendance and a 17-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident. Enquiries are ongoing.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 1.29pm on Monday, 1 July to reports of a fire within a flat on the top floor of a multi-story building, Highcoats, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.
“Operations Control mobilised a total of 14 fire appliances, including specialist and height vehicles, to the scene and firefighters have now extinguished the flames and are working to make the area safe.
“Six casualties were rescued from the building using fire hoods and handed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“Crews will remain in attendance for some time.”
