Emergency crews raced to a park in Glasgow after reports of a fire.
The alarm was raised for the fire service yesterday evening when a local claimed to have seen a fire near the fossil grove at Victoria Park in the West End.
Firefighters confirmed that they had been dispatched to the area at Westland Drive to check the area.
They left after establishing that there was no fire or smoke.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 8.46pm on Monday, April 25 to reports of a small fire in the open at Westland Drive, Glasgow.
“Operations Control mobilised one appliance to the scene, where firefighters checked the area and established there was no sign of fire or smoke.
“Crews left the scene after ensuring the area was safe.”
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