A memorial service has been held on the 50th anniversary of a deadly blaze that claimed the lives of 22 people in Glasgow.

The James Watt Street fire of 1968 was notable for the huge loss of life after the fire broke out in a factory which housed an upholstery business and a glass company.

The employees were heard screaming for help as they were trapped behind barred windows after the blaze took hold of the building at around 10.30am.

The barred windows were a hangover from the factory's previous use as a whisky bond.

Others were unable to escape because the fire doors had been padlocked.

Joyce Davies, whose father died in the blaze, told STV News: "I have memories that are kind of vague, I can remember what he looks like and when I close my eyes I have images of my dad.

"I have no memory of anyone sitting me down and telling me what happened and I don't know how long it took before I realised he wasn't coming home.

"It might sound bizarre but mum never mentioned him again, she never mentioned the word dad or talked about what happened.

"I never really learned or understood exactly what had happened until researched it for myself at the Mitchell Library in my twenties.

"This summer I took what felt like quite a bold step and went to the national record office in Edinburgh to read the reports and discovered why it happened and what happened before and the absolute awfulness of the James Watt Street fire."

Around 100 firefighters attended the fire with helpless onlookers watching on in horror as the horror scene unfolded.

The blaze reinforced Glasgow's reputation for tragic fires in the 30 years after the Second World War and many of these fires resulted from poor building standards, many premises being modified from their original purpose.

The city did not suffer from wartime bombing to the extent of other British cities, and consequently, many industrial premises were still of nineteenth-century origin, and were located in very cramped and narrow streets.

Joyce is now hoping to secure a permanent tribute to her father and the other 21 people who died 50 years ago with a commemoration stone at the site of the fire.

She said: "I hope what will happen next is that we can talk with the district council and ask for a commemoration stone at the site."