Horror as huge fire erupts at Tesco supermarket as shoppers run for their lives

A Tesco store in Glasgow has been evacuated after a significant car fire broke out in an underground car park. The vehicle, thought to be an electric car, was reported on fire near the Maryhill supermarket at around 4.21pm on Friday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service deployed two engines to tackle the blaze, while onlookers witnessed thick black smoke billowing from the car park entrance. Eyewitnesses reported that staff and customers were swiftly evacuated from the store as a precaution against the fire spreading.

One local resident living opposite the store described the scene as one of complete panic.

Ryan, 26, an energy consultant, told Glasgow Live: “I was just coming home on the bus and I saw the smoke which looked like it was coming out the roof of the Tesco store.

“Then when I rounded the corner to get to my flat I saw it was a car on fire. It looks like an electric car, although I’ve no idea how it started.

“The staff and customers were being evacuated and it was total panic. They are just standing outside now waiting for the firefighters to finish.”

The cause of the blaze remains unknown at this stage.

Police attended the scene and cordoned off the car park, further compounding the traffic disruption already being experienced during the evening rush hour.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 4.21pm to reports of a car on fire at the Tesco supermarket on Maryhill Road in Glasgow. We mobilised two appliances and are still at the scene.”