Car bursts into flames in Asda car park as firefighters rush to the scene

• The alarm was raised at 4.40pm in car parkon Rothes Drive in Maryhill, Glasgow
• Firefighters battled the blaze and the burnt car has been reduced to a shell

A car burst into flames in an Asda supermarket car park in Glasgow earlier today.

Emergency services rushed to the scene this afternoon to battle the blaze. 

At 6.30pm, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service still remained at the scene after extinguishing the blaze.

The incident happened at around 4.40pm in the Asda car park in Glasgow’s Maryhill area on Rothes Drive.

The car has been reduced to a shell after the fire engulfed the vehicle. 

A car burst into flames in an Asda supermarket car park on Rothes Drive in Maryhill, Glasgow, earlier today

Emergency services rushed to the scene this afternoon to battle the blaze. It is not currently known if anyone was injured in the fire

An witness said they saw the car when it was alight and watched the fire service tackle the incident. 

It is not currently known if anyone was injured in the fire.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘We attended a car fire in Maryhill this afternoon. We received the call at 4.44pm today.

‘We sent one appliance to the scene. We are still in attendance at the incident.’

MailOnline has contacted Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue and Asda for further comment.  

The car has been reduced to a shell after the fire engulfed the vehicle

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