Firefighters are battling a "large and well developed" building fire in Inverclyde.

Clouds of smoke could be seen for miles as flames burst out of the building on Jamaica Street, Greenock on Thursday.

Six fire engines rushed to the scene on after being alerted to the blaze at around 5pm.

Members of the public have been asked to avoid the area as emergency services continue to tackle the flames.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue confirmed the incident.

She said: "Crews remain in attendance at a large and well developed building fire on Jamaica Street."

A funeral home nearby was forced to move bodies to another premises as fire crews tackled the fire.

In a post on their Facebook page, Green Oak funerals said that their landlines were unavailable but "all loved ones were being cared for in our Port Glasgow premises".