[arista]

http://news.sky.com/story/1267657/gl...ding-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]

Originally Posted by Salman!

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]

Why no proper fire doors

[arista]

200 years its been there


Does a Fire officer do checks?

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by arista

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.]

Originally Posted by Smithy

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]

Originally Posted by Lee.

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!