A teen has been arrested after six people were rescued from a fire at a flat.

Emergency services were alerted to the blaze on the top floor of the high rise flats in the Highcoats area of Coatbridge at around 1.30pm on Monday.

Ambulance crews and 14 fire appliances, including specialist and height vehicles, were called to the scene. 

Six people were rescued from the building using fire hoods and were treated by paramedics at the scene. 

Now the force has confirmed a 17-year-old male has been arrested in connection with the fire, STV News reports.

An investigation is continuing into what happened. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson told STV: “Around 1.45pm on Monday, July 1, police were made aware of a fire at a block of flats in Coats Street, Coatbridge.

“Emergency services remain in attendance and a 17-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

“Enquiries are ongoing.”

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 1.29pm on Monday, July 1 to reports of a fire within a flat on the top floor of a multi-story building, Highcoats, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.

“Operations Control mobilised a total of 14 fire appliances, including specialist and height vehicles, to the scene and firefighters have now extinguished the flames and are working to make the area safe.

“Six casualties were rescued from the building using fire hoods and handed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

“Crews will remain in attendance for some time.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 13:44 to attend an incident on High Coats, Coatbridge.

“We dispatched multiple resources to the scene, including Special Operations Response Teams (SORT) and a trauma team.

“Six patients were treated and released at the scene.”