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Emergency services called after explosion at Rockstar North offices
A boiler explosion caused structural damage at Rockstar North's Edinburgh HQ, with no injuries reported and emergency crews leaving after over four hours.
- On Monday, January 19, Rockstar North's Edinburgh offices were closed after emergency services responded to a major explosion causing structural damage at Barclay House, Holyrood Road.
- The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said a boiler explosion was the most likely cause, while a Rockstar North spokesman reported a heating boiler malfunction early Monday morning.
- Operations Control mobilised three pumps and four specialist appliances, and Police Scotland and fire crews taped off the building to secure the area.
- It remains too early to say whether the closure will delay Grand Theft Auto VI, scheduled for Nov. 19, 2026, as developers at Rockstar North continue working on the game.
- Labour disputes have kept Rockstar North in the spotlight as the building recently hosted protests after layoffs tied to a union dispute, and staff say 31 employees were sacked in October, with the studio being the core of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption development.
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The headquarters of Rockstar North in Edinburgh, the studio responsible for the Grand Theft Auto saga, has suffered an explosion this Monday without any casualties. According to media reports such as the BBC, the firefighters of the English city received a call to go - up to six endowments - to the developer, located on Holyrood Road. Rockstar Games has confirmed that there are no injuries and that the incident was due to a failure in one of the…
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The incident took place on Monday 19 January, in the morning. Firefighters were mobilised on the spot.
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