Glasgow railway station fire again shows vulnerability of city’s older buildings

2026-03-09 - 19:03

The latest blaze follows two devastating fires at Glasgow school of art – and others; however, the council is becoming more proactive about safety Major rail disruptions after large fire near Glasgow Central station It was a spectacle of weary familiarity for many Glaswegians: a crowd gathering to watch a conflagration in progress, streets clogged with emergency vehicles, the city skyline blurred out with smoke. For many who saw the fire at Glasgow Central railway station, which broke out on Sunday afternoon, the acrid smell of smoke dampened by the Monday morning drizzle recalled the blazes at Glasgow school of art’s Mackintosh building, which remains a burnt-out shell after two devastating fires in 2014 and 2018. Continue reading...