Emergency services raced to the blaze on Shields Drive after the alarm was raised at 10.20pm on Thursday. A man was seen having fallen from a window and was pronounced dead at the scene
A man has tragically lost his life after plunging from a window during a devastating blaze at a high-rise block of flats. Emergency crews rushed to tackle the inferno on Shields Drive, in Motherwell following reports at 10.20pm on Thursday, March 5.
Upon arrival, responders discovered a man had fallen from a window of the tower block. He was declared dead at the scene, reports the Daily Record.
Fire crews successfully put out the flames. No other casualties were reported. Officers confirmed investigations into the full circumstances are continuing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a fire within a property on Shields Drive in Motherwell around 10.20pm on Thursday, 5 March, 2026. Emergency services attended and a man was seen having fallen from the window of a property. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The fire was extinguished by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and no-one else was injured. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 10.08pm on Thursday to reports of a fire within a multi-storey block of flats near Shields Drive in Motherwell. Operations control mobilised nine appliances and specialist appliances to the scene. One appliance remains in attendance.
“The fire has been extinguished.”
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