THE owner of a historic café in North Glasgow has said "we'll be back" after it was damaged in a fire early this morning.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) were called to Café D'Jaconelli at 570 Maryhill Road at around 3am today (September 12) after a neighbour reported the blaze.
Three appliances were sent to tackle the fire.
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Devastated owner James Evans was first made aware of the fire at around 5am this morning when police came to his door.
He said: "It's a state, everything is smoke-damaged. They don't know what caused the fire.
"We've put a thank you out to the person that called the fire brigade."
He added: "It's a special place to a lot of people."
The fire was contained to the shop which James, 53, says is a "godsend" as there was no damage to any other property and no one was injured.
He is thankful for locals who have already been around to ask if there's anything they can do.
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James, who has owned Jaconelli's since 1992, said: "We'll be back, that's for sure. It's damaged but not destroyed but we'll be closed for some time.
"We need to get electricians and joiners and anybody that can help to get us back on our feet."
Pictures from the scene today show people clearing out the contents of the café onto the street and into the back of a van.
The beloved art deco ice cream shop is well known for its semi-circular booths, jukebox and fresh homemade gelato.
It opened in 1924 and celebrated its 100-year anniversary this year.
James added: "How ironic is that?"
The café was featured in the 1995 film Trainspotting as the spot where Renton and Spud shared a milkshake, with actor Robert Carlyle who used to live nearby also a fan.
Back in 2007, previous owner Mario Jaconelli told the Glasgow Times that he used to have to throw Billy Connolly out of the establishment due to his late-night drunken antics, though said he was never aggressive.
A spokesperson for the SFRS said: "We were alerted at 2.56am on Thursday, September 12 to reports of a building fire in Glasgow.
"Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances to the city's Maryhill Road, where firefighters were met by a fire within a ground floor commercial premises.
"Crews extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene.
"There were no casualties."
Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.
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