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Three dead after fall from flats | Three dead after fall from flats |
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Three people have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in Glasgow. | Three people have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in Glasgow. |
Strathclyde Police said the incident happened shortly before 0845 GMT at the Red Road flats complex in the Springburn area of the city. | Strathclyde Police said the incident happened shortly before 0845 GMT at the Red Road flats complex in the Springburn area of the city. |
Investigating officers are at the scene but police said no further details were being released at the moment. | Investigating officers are at the scene but police said no further details were being released at the moment. |
Many of the flats are unoccupied as the local authority is moving residents out to new accommodation. | Many of the flats are unoccupied as the local authority is moving residents out to new accommodation. |
All eight tower blocks in the Red Road complex, which are up to 30 storeys high, are due to be demolished in a phased programme which will start in the spring. |