Fire crews have provided an update on the fire HERE.
UPDATE: At 5.50pm it was announced that Great Western Road and Tabard Road is now open to all traffic.
EMERGENCY services have raced to the scene of a 'building fire' in Glasgow this morning.
At around 8.48am, a number of fire engines were seen on Great Western Road amongst what appeared to be billows of smoke.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson later confirmed that they were responding to reports of a fire at commercial premises.
They said: "We were alerted at 8.34am on Thursday, February 2 to reports of a building fire at Great Western Road, Glasgow.
“Operations control immediately mobilised two appliances and one aerial appliance to the scene and on arrival firefighters found a fire within a commercial premises.
“A further two appliances were mobilised and crews remain on scene as they work to extinguish the fire.
"No casualties have been reported.”
A Traffcom bulletin has confirmed that the road is now closed eastbound at Blairdardie Drive.
Tabard Road is also closed.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area if possible.
One eyewitness told the Glasgow Times that levels of smoke in the area were 'really bad'.
We will bring you further updates as we have them.
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