Reports of the fire on the territory of the Higher Art College of Glasgow came at Saturday night.
"A total of eight casualties were passed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service and transported to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital," the Scottish Fire and Rescue officer in charge of the incident said, as quoted by the BBC.
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At that time fire has already covered the Mackintosh educational building, as well as "several other buildings", including nightclub 02 ABC, which "received significant damage."
‘Devastating’ Glasgow School of Art fire spreads to nearby properties including music venue: A fire which has ravaged the historic Mackintosh Building has spread to “several properties”, the fire and rescue service said. Buildings including the O2 ABC… https://t.co/YJl7PRJnjY pic.twitter.com/AK4YheZd9b
— Credit Repair (@D_E_B_T_) 16 июня 2018 г.
Many of the roads around Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow are closed, with massive hose pipes running along the streets carrying water to the scene of the fire pic.twitter.com/Thmb4Tl3Ms
— Kevin Jackson (@kevinnjackson) 16 июня 2018 г.
Harrowing sight to see Glasgow school of art on fire tonight. Hope everyone is safe #glasgow #GlasgowArtSchool pic.twitter.com/NJ2ZXYsSqR
— Jamie McFadyen (@jamiemcfadyen87) 16 июня 2018 г.
Deputy Fire Chief Ian Bushell described the incident as "incredibly difficult", but noted the professionalism of firefighters working on the site. He added that extinguishing could take a lot of time.
Fire service says no casualties reported as they continue to tackle Glasgow School of Art blaze https://t.co/kVnKVZuc2l pic.twitter.com/2HzfCr30Xj
— Sunday Post (@Sunday_Post) 16 июня 2018 г.
Man. The world famous Glasgow School of Art has gone up in flames 4 years after it last suffered a bad fire. I fear it'll be lost this time. A huge loss to Glasgow if it can't be saved. pic.twitter.com/X18UzqIFoj
— fryingpandroid '#E3 💩_player' (@fryingpandroid) 16 июня 2018 г.
It's terrible to see Glasgow School of Art on fire again. #glasgow pic.twitter.com/b1NErm1s1P
— Calum Tomeny (@calumtomeny) 15 июня 2018 г.
Residents of the surrounding buildings are advised not to leave the house and not open the windows.
