UPDATE: HERE
RESIDENTS on a busy Glasgow street have been evacuated from their homes following a gas leak.
Officers say that they were alerted to the incident at around 3.45pm on Thursday, January 18, on Dixon Avenue in the city's Southside.
A source told the Glasgow Times cops have been spotted "all over" the area.
Due to the incident, the force has said several properties in the area have been evacuated as a 'precaution'.
They also confirmed engineers are on site and have identified the location of the leak.
However, police have also revealed Dixon Street at Langside Road is currently closed along Westmoreland Street at Alison Street.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Around 3.45pm on Thursday, January 18, police were alerted to a gas leak in Dixon Avenue, Glasgow.
"Several properties have been evacuated as a precaution and engineers are on site and have identified the location of the leak.
"Dixon Avenue at Langside Road is closed along with Westmoreland Street at Allison Street."
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