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  • Glasgow Scientific Services staff support emergency services after gas leak near Glasgow Airport


    Staff from Glasgow Scientific Services affiliated with Scottish Fire and Rescue Services attended a gas leak incident near Glasgow Airport.
    Up to 200 guests were evacuated from a hotel near Glasgow Airport after a gas leak was discovered.
    The M8 was closed for about three and a half hours and guests at the Holiday Inn Express at Glasgow Airport were moved to the nearby Holiday Inn.
    Gas engineers traced the leak to an underground mains pipe in St Andrews Drive. The airport operated as normal throughout the incident.
    The leak, believed to be on a road near the Holiday Inn Express car park. Gas engineers were at the scene throughout the day, along with police officers and firefighters.The leak was fixed by mid-afternoon.There are no reports of anyone becoming unwell as a result of the leak.