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Kind Glasgow Venue Boss Offers Space to Those Displaced by Union Street Fire
Six firms including tattoo parlours lost premises in the fire with over £80,000 raised via GoFundMe to help them rebuild and replace equipment.
- GoFundMe said more than £80,000 has been raised for six firms that lost premises in the fire next to Central Station.
- The fire on Union Street was first reported on Sunday afternoon, with 18 engines and three high reach vehicles sent as the vape shop in the four-storey B-listed building collapsed, impacting more than 30 local businesses.
- Crowdfunders reported sums such as more than £15,000 for Lucky in Love Tattoos and over £2,500 for BerLin Co, Union Street.
- Owners say they have lost everything and one owner says his insurance does not cover contents, while police erected a cordon and fire crews remained the morning after, with no casualties reported.
- Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, said affected businesses will rebuild and use donations to replace equipment, while local supporters and comedian Zara Gladwell launched fundraisers.
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Kind Glasgow venue boss offers space to those displaced by Union Street fire
Mark Miller, who runs night club and venue Slay Glasgow, has offered up the space to the tattooists, hair stylists and nail techs who lost their places of work in Sunday night's blaze.
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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More than £80,000 raised for Glasgow businesses destroyed by fire
The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe said the sum had been raised for six businesses.
·London, United Kingdom
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GlasgowWorldGlasgow Union Street fire: Here is the full list of businesses affected by devastating Glasgow blaze
A number of small businesses have been hit hard by the devastating fire on Union Street in Glasgow, with more than £80,000 raised so far.
·Scotland, United Kingdom
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