THE owner of a historic café in Glasgow has said "we'll be back" after it was damaged in a fire on Wednesday night.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) were called to Café D'Jaconelli at 570 Maryhill Road after a neighbour reported the blaze.
It is not known what time the fire broke out.
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Devastated owner James Evans was first made aware of the fire at around 5am on Thursday morning when police came to his door.
He told our sister paper, the Glasgow Times: "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 Evans, 53, says is a "godsend" as there is no damage to any other property and no one was injured.
He is thankful for locals who have already been round to ask if there's anything they can do.
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Evans, 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 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.
Evans 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.
The SFRS and Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.
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