Blaze at former St James Primary School in Renfrew

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Fire at St James Primary SchoolImage source, Buchanan Photos
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About 70 firefighters worked through the night to extinguish the blaze

About 70 firefighters have tackled an overnight blaze at a former primary school in Renfrewshire.

Crews were called to the former St James Primary School, near Porterfield Road, Renfrew, at about 20:30 on Sunday.

They arrived to find a well-developed fire in the single-storey building.

The crews used large volume water jets and aerial appliances to fight the fire. There were no reports of anyone being injured.

Image source, Paul Little
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The blaze was well-developed by the time firefighters arrived
Image source, Kirsty Greene
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The building was badly damaged by the fire

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