- The blaze started at about 2pm on Wednesday at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow
- The vehicle was not travelling to an emergency and no patients were on board
- An investigation will be now be undertaken to determine the cause of the fire
An investigation is to take place after a fire broke out in an ambulance in the grounds of a Glasgow hospital.
The blaze started at about 2pm on Wednesday at Stobhill Hospital.
The vehicle was not travelling to an emergency and no patients were on board when the fire was reported.
The blaze started at about 2pm on Wednesday at Stobhill Hospital
Concerned witnesses took to social media to report the fire.
‘Ambulance on fire up at Stobhill Hospital. Heard the bang from my house,’ wrote one person on Twitter.
Another wrote: ‘An ambulance just blew up in Stobhill Hospital.’
No crew members were injured and NHS Greater Glasgow said no patients at the hospital needed to be evacuated.
The vehicle was not travelling to an emergency and no patients were on board when the fire was reported
Fire crews were in attendance but it is unknown at this time what happened
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: ‘We are aware of an incident involving one of our vehicles near Stobhill Hospital at approximately 2pm.
‘The ambulance was not travelling as an emergency response and there was no patient on board when the fire was reported.
‘No crew members were injured and our response to patients in the area has not been affected.
‘An investigation will be undertaken to determine the cause of the fire.’
No crew members were injured and NHS Greater Glasgow said no patients at the hospital needed to be evacuated
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