Glasgow's Mackintosh Building In Flames

[arista]

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/5/23/311119/default/v1/smoke-jet-1-522x293.jpg

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/5/23/311081/default/v2/-xdxxnx-1-522x293.jpg

http://news.sky.com/story/1267657/glasgows-mackintosh-building-in-flames


shocking

[Firewire]

so sad, some friends from school study there :(

[Livia]

That's awful... hope it's not damaged beyond repair.

[Me. I Am Salman]

four years of work is gone for all those students, the deadline was at 5pm today.

wow :/

[Samm]

wow :/

being a student that must be the worst feeling in the world

[Lee.]

So so sad... Such an iconic building and so much work has been destroyed. I know quite a few people who studied there and are devastated.. Not only is the current degree show gone, all the archives and library are too :(

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/23/1400858906440_wps_23_05_14_GLASGOW_Flames_b.jpg


Why no proper fire doors

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/23/1400858906510_wps_CFEE8G_Glasgow_School_of_.jpg
200 years its been there


Does a Fire officer do checks?

[Lee.]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/23/1400858906510_wps_CFEE8G_Glasgow_School_of_.jpg
200 years its been there


Does a Fire officer do checks?

We'll it was evacuated safely, so I'm assuming there was adequate fire escapes.

Apparently it was caused by an exploding projector in the basement; I don't think Charles Rennie MacKintosh could have planned for such an event :)

[Smithy]

if it had been in the basement wouldn't everything be alight, by the looks of it, it's just that top floor

[Lee.]

if it had been in the basement wouldn't everything be alight, by the looks of it, it's just that top floor

Apparently it's gone right up through the whole building :(

[Josy]

Ah that's awful

[Shaun]

-was going to make a joke about it being greg's fault but this thread's taken a depressing turn-

[arista]

Yes was the projector plugged into a overloaded socket?


Loads are Dumb People
that put to many into one mains
with a multi extension

[arista]

Apparently it's gone right up through the whole building :(


which Means NO proper Fire Doors


Typical

[arista]

STV Live


just said Sprinkler system failed?

Sack the Fire Officer that said it was good working order

[Z]

I was walking up Sauchiehall Street at lunch time today and there was smoke everywhere, couldn't breathe properly - could see all the fire engines but wasn't sure what had caught fire until my friend texted me to say... so sad, I had plans to go take the tour with my mum before I graduated in June and now we won't be able to - what a horrible thing to happen, it's one of the most iconic buildings in Glasgow!