Your Pictures: Scrapyard fire

The fire at the scrapyard in Renfrew was reported in the early part of the afternoon. This picture of the plume was captured by Evelyn Tait

The fire was deep-seated in a 30ft mountain of mangled scrap. Andy Murray took this picture from the west end of Glasgow

Gareth Quigley took this picture of the blaze from the Glasgow Harbour development at 2220 BST

Firefighters worked through the night to try to bring the blaze under control. Peter Kemp sent in this picture

Gary Young sent in this shot of what emergency services were faced with when they confronted the mountain of scrap

This aerial picture from Kenneth Hopkins shows what firefighters described as a hazardous blaze

Smoke could be seen for miles around. Stuart Criag sent in this shot taken from Bearsden at about 1930 BST

Andrew Strang from Clarkston sent this image of the smoke rising and blowing out across the city

Fire services were expecting efforts to tackle the blaze to last into the night. Emma Pearson sent in this shot from Crow Road in Glasgow

Winds have been taking the smoke east along the Clyde and towards the south of Glasgow. Picture by Stefan Pacevitch, Shawlands

This image of the fire was sent in by Scott Chisholm from several miles away in Coatbridge

Members of the public were urged not to be concerned, but to keep doors and windows closed while the smoke passed

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