US EditionVape shop fire closes Glasgow Central Station 'until further notice'
More than 60 firefighters battled a blaze that partially collapsed an 1851 building, forcing closure of Scotland’s busiest station and disrupting multiple rail services.
- On Sunday, March 8, Glasgow Central Station was closed until further notice as crews tackled a fire on Union Street, Glasgow city centre, Police Scotland said, 'Emergency services are at Union Street, Glasgow after a fire that was reported around 4pm on Sunday, March 8'.
- Investigators say the cause is unknown, but the fire started in a vape shop on the ground floor of a four-storey building around 3.45pm on Sunday, March 8, and spread to upper floors.
- More than 60 firefighters and specialist units are tackling the fire as Union Street, St Vincent Street, and Gordon Street remain closed with ash falling nearby.
- ScotRail advised customers not to travel and to check options as dozens of trains to Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Lanarkshire were cancelled, urging passengers to make their own travel arrangements.
- Historic Forsyth building, dating to 1851, was partially collapsed, Sexy Coffee was destroyed and owners pledged to rebuild while VOCO Grand Hotel guests were evacuated.
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Callers began in a four-way forecast, which partially disappeared, and caused the closure of the Glasgow Central Station, causing cancellations in several locations of the country.
A historic Victorian building collapsed this Sunday due to a major fire. The incident resulted in the total interruption of rail traffic at Glasgow Railway Station, Scotland.
Iconic Glasgow building collapses, train traffic at central station halted by major fire
A major fire in the heart of Glasgow crippled Scottish train services Monday as firefighters worked to douse the blaze that destroyed a four-storey building near Scotland's busiest railway station.
A major fire in an outbuilding of the Glasgow station has led to the closure of the largest railway station in Scotland. Fire works are ongoing. It is unclear when the rail traffic can be resumed.
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