Huge plume of smoke as firefighters tackle industrial site blaze

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have told people to avoid the area, but have said it is now safe for nearby residents to go outdoors, or leave their windows and doors open.

An eyewitness told BBC Scotland News he had at first thought the explosions had been people letting off fireworks while Scotland were playing Hungary in the Euros.

He added: “But then we looked out the window and saw this huge plume of smoke just drifting over from Johnstone, Elderslie towards Paisley.

“I went outside, had a look and just saw that clearly something had gone on fire in a pretty major way.

“Then there was about thirty minutes of just near continuous explosions. It did sound like guns going off or fireworks or something like that.”

The industrial area is less than four miles from Glasgow Airport. A spokesman said flights were not being affected by smoke from the fire.