Glasgow School of Art Rennie Mackintosh building is on fire

[weepiper]

doesn't look good. Everyone evacuated safely apparently. Such a lovely building.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27541883

 

[dessiato]

Tragic.

 

[Crispy]

Balls

 

[ChrisD]

Seeing pics on twitter brought tears to my eyes. Glad everyone is safe but such awful loss of heritage.

 

[lizzieloo]

A projector exploded in the basement aparently

 

[danny la rouge]

Very sad. The interiors were wonderful. And mostly wooden.

 

[danny la rouge]

Holy shit. It's looks like it's been gutted.

 

[Manter]

Oh no, such a beautiful building

 

[Riklet]

Wow thats utterly crap. A real loss.

 

[danny la rouge]

Oh no, such a beautiful building

It's very sad. Those wonderful interiors are apparently devastated. The fire started in a basement, it seems, and has spread throughout the whole building.

 

[lizzieloo]

Twitter says it's under control

 

[danny la rouge]

Twitter says it's under control

Reports from the scene say the library has gone.

 

[Manter]

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It's very sad. Those wonderful interiors are apparently devastated. The fire started in a basement, it seems, and has spread throughout the whole building.

restorers can do amazing things, but I wonder what they can do when so much was wood

 

[quimcunx]

Oh, that's awful. Lovely and important building.

 

[wayward bob]

Fuck

 

[wayward bob]

Reports from the scene say the library has gone.

such an incredible room in an amazing building, inspired one of my first year projects.

 

[geminisnake]

 

[wayward bob]

It might seem minor compared to the loss of the interiors and potential danger to life, but I,m thinking about all the work lost too - everyone so close to their final shows

 

[weepiper]

It might seem minor compared to the loss of the interiors and potential danger to life, but I,m thinking about all the work lost too - everyone so close to their final shows

It's submission deadline day today. Students crying in the street.

 

[lizzieloo]

they were setting up their show in the basement at the time the fire started

 

[wayward bob]

It's submission deadline day today. Students crying in the street.

3 years work wiped out just like that...

 

[weepiper]

3 years work wiped out just like that...

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[editor]

A real tragedy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27541883

 

[boohoo]

A very sad loss. I wonder what archives were also stored in the building. As it is an important building I would imagine they will want to restore it. Fingers crossed it is repaired to its former glory.

 

[Pickman's model]

A very sad loss. I wonder what archives were also stored in the building.

the archives of the glasgow school of art: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=1694

 

[weepiper]

 

[Pickman's model]

i hope the plans for the building weren't in the school of art archives, as they might very well have been.

 

[weepiper]

Friend of mine has just posted on facebook saying he drove past 15 mins ago and there's still flames coming out of the roof.

 

[belboid]

 

[Fedayn]

Went past it earlier, pretty clearly gutted the inside of that building.