Fire destroys former additional needs school as flames extinguished
Fire crews worked through the night to bring the blaze under control
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A large fire has gutted a former additional needs school in East Dunbartonshire.
Nine fire engines and specialist resources were called to Campsie View School on Boghead Road in Kirkintilloch at about 22:40 on Friday.
A number of a nearby properties were evacuated and there are no reported casualties.
Local residents have been urged to keep their windows and doors closed and some nearby roads were cordoned off.
The fire gutted the former school late at night
Police closed Spruce Drive, Heather Drive, Heather Place and Boghead Road while crews battled the flames.
East Dunbartonshire Council said the roads reopened at about 14:00.
The fire service left the site at about 16:40 and Police Scotland took over the incident.
The school and nursery at Campsie View catered to children and young people with additional support needs and had about 100 pupils at a time.
It was absorbed into the new Woodland View Primary School in August 2023.
The fire took hold of Campsie View School late at night
Local residents have been urged to keep their windows and doors closed