A major fire in Lang street in Paisley has closed surrounding streets for the rest of the night as firefighters were been brought in from surrounding towns to help fight the blaze.

The fire happened in a top floor flat at number 17 Lang Street, with the fire service being alerted just before 5pm.

Crowds gathered as the fire took hold of the top floor property as pictured above.

Despite the best efforts of emergency services the fire took hold causing the roof to collapse in.

Firefighters at the scene pictured above.