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Shoppers and staff had to leave a Tesco Extra store in Glasgow on Wednesday after a car blaze in its covered car park. Fire crews went to the Maryhill Road supermarket at about 4:20 PM, finding a black car on fire under the shop floor. No one was hurt, and firefighters are still on the scene dealing with the incident.
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